Chapter nine

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The government official walked around them, carefully making sure that the three all had a finger laced on the panels that protruded from the machine. Once they had made sure everyone had, they then pressed a button on the side of the machine.

A peculiar sensation ran down Harper, a vibration of sorts. She turned to look at the people on either side of her, to see if they had noticed the strange feeling. When they looked back at her she mouthed:

"Do you feel that?"

All she got in response was bewildered expressions and silent shakes of the head.

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Harper exited the room along with the others, the government official raised a hand and pointed down the corridor;

"You will receive your results soon, go straight down the corridor, to exit. Their voice was dull yet strangely pitched.

A thought crossed Harpers mind, what if she crept into back into the testing room and collected her results now? She knew the woman had said they would get the results soon but Harper knew the wait would be agony....

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