See everything. Learn." This is boring." It is part of the job. Maybe you cannot be an assassin." Yes I can." Then do what I have taught you. Watch. L...ook at who comes and goes. Check the times." I don't have a watch."Leon paused at a loss for words and then burst out laughing. It was the first time Matilda saw him laugh."Okay, don't check the time. But watch. Look, there he is."Matilda's head shot up. Leon looked at his watch and jotted the time on a pad. Then they watched the security guard go. She hadn’t seen Sierra or Aedan in days, hadn’t had any down time or companionship, and she was starting to wonder if she hadn’t misread the signs from the Maker after all – perhaps he just meant for her to ride herself to an early death, rather than help save the world?She’d made it to a camp just as the sun was setting, but before she’d had the chance to set up her soggy tent, she’d been approached by the communications officer, or Commie, as they were known – a glorified bureaucrat, to be. He grabbed her elbow. Her cheeks flushed and he kissed her.“Adam?” She stepped back and ran her brown hair behind her ears. There were a few people in the hallway. Freshmen mostly. Maybe they wouldn’t know what was going on? Who she was? Still, Emmy blanched. “Go find Samira and Krysten.”“No.” He shook his head.She fought the smile and never showed it. Emmy looked up and down the hallway. She grabbed Adam’s wrist, changed her grip to his hand and ran him two doors down to Mrs Chau’s English. Your records will all be altered to indicate your temporary sex and all provisions will be made to allow you to function as a female at this school. An official notice to your current records will show that you voluntarily withdrew effective this weekend. At the successful completion of this program that notice will be removed and your records updated to show that you graduated with whatever honors or awards that you may achieve in the next four years." I was told that I was to return to my.
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