Winging It by Annie Dalton

Author:Annie Dalton [Dalton, Annie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lazy Chair Press
Published: 2013-06-20T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

The minute Lolly went back to her room I took my little beaded dress out of the wardrobe and tried it on. I told myself this had nothing to do with impressing Orlando. I just wanted to wear it.

Supposing grey isn’t dark enough for Dark Study Day? I panicked. Maybe I should wear black?

Then I had a good look at my reflection. I was looking unusually delicious, if I say so myself.

Nah, that’s dark enough for anyone, I thought. The dress was a bit on the short side, but so what?

Next morning Lola and I walked downtown to the Agency headquarters.

I’d been hearing about this mysterious Agency ever since I got here. I couldn’t wait to see it for myself. I’d forgotten that in this city, it wasn’t just what something looked like, it was what it felt like.

We were still a couple of streets away when a violent tingling started in the soles of my feet. Then we cut down a side street, and right in front of us was this amazing futuristic skyscraper.

It looked like it might be made out of the same magical glass as the Academy library. But instead of a built-in cloud feature, the Agency Tower was continually washed by lovely waves of colour.

In the time it took us to reach the entrance, the building shimmered right through glowing sunrise to twilight lavenders and blues. The tower was so tall that the upper windows were actually up among the clouds. But through the curly white wisps I glimpsed violent bursts of light. They seemed to occur about a heartbeat apart.

“What’s happening up there?” I breathed.

“The usual comings and goings,” said Lola casually.

My mouth dropped open. “You mean those are agents like, zooming out of Heaven?”

“Or zooming back again,” said Lola.

I threw my arms around her. “Totally luminous, Lollie!” I shrieked. “That’s going to be US!”

Amber was waiting for us outside on the steps.

“You look great, Mel,” she beamed. “Erm, but are you sure you’ll be able to run in that sweet little dress?”

I glared at Lola. “You never said we’d have to run!”

“It’s a training day, Boo!” Lola pointed out with a grin. “I thought you’d work it out for yourself.”

We stared up at the Agency building, working up courage to go in. By this time, the high tingle-factor was making me feel incredibly light-headed. But Lola is not a girl who is easily intimidated.

“OK, we’ll do it on three,” she announced. “One, two, THREE!”

We dived into the revolving doors and came out, giggling. Unfortunately, the Agency lobby is the size of a cathedral. The tiniest whisper echoes on for ever. The three of us tiptoed across acres of highly polished marble, trying not to laugh, and Lola gave our names to the guy at the desk. Then we stepped into a lift and went whizzing up into the sky for miles.

Now that I was actually inside it, the Agency’s whizzy energy levels felt quite normal. But I noticed that Lola and Amber had suddenly acquired this extra-special angel glow, so probably I had too.

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