The rest of the walk there was uneventful.
Or as uneventful as being led to your very probable death can be I guess.
Sam leads us through the brightly lit lobby and up a few flights of stairs until we come to a room with a view overlooking the entire city.
Once I tear my eyes away from the windows I notice that the council that runs the city is here.
The soldiers bring us around to a couple of chairs and sit in between Adaline and I.
We wait in silence for a few minutes until the president comes out and sits in a giant chair. She glares at us through her squinted eyes, so brown they almost look red. Her black hair worn in a tight bun on the top of her head frames her pointed features so they make her look as if she were a bird. She folds her hands on the table in front of her and nods at a member of the storm to begin the trial.
"Case number 3748, Jeremy Smith charged with kidnapping, murder, theft, arson, and drug possession."
I burst out laughing, probably the worst thing to do but these charges are just too funny. What drug am I in possession of exactly? I don't need them, I can get high with just a thought towards my adrenaline levels.
The president leans forward and begins tapping her fingers on the table. "And what pray tell, do you find so funny?"
Tap, tap, tap.
I just shake my head as Adaline widens her eyes at me. "Nothing."
Tap, tap, tap.
There was a sudden whooshing sound and a crash as a hovercar burst through the glass.
A door popped open and David's head
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Shadows
RomanceWhen Jeremy sees her for the first time, he knows that his life is about to change forever. He doesn't even know her name, all he knows is that he wants to be with her. But he also knows that it can never happen. Jeremy is a Implanter. Someone who h...
