A Chosen Destiny (The Samantha Project Series #3) by Karpinske Stephanie

Author:Karpinske, Stephanie [Karpinske, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: science fiction, young adult
Publisher: Waltham Publishing, LLC
Published: 2013-04-14T03:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Manhattan

“What? Sam, we can’t just drive into the city and pick her up. We’ll get caught. And what if it’s some type of trap? Her mom’s part of GlobalLife.”

“Her mom is, but Allie’s not. You said so yourself.”

“I’m not so sure about that anymore. I mean, if Allie knows about GlobalLife and her mom, why is she asking you to come there? She knows you risk getting caught. Maybe it’s all a plot to lure you to GlobalLife. Maybe it wasn’t even Allie you heard. You know how they use their technology to fake voices.”

“No. I’m sure it was her. I could sense it. And she’s only asking me to go there because she doesn’t know where I am. She said her parents are out of town, so we need to go right away.”

“And how do you think we’re going to do that?”

“We’ll take the car tomorrow afternoon. Everyone will think you’re going to the coffee shop, like you do every day. I’ll sneak away and go with you and we’ll drive into the city. Allie’s home from school at 3:30. We’ll meet her at her apartment building. Abigail gave Erik and me the day off tomorrow. It’s perfect timing. And Jack and Dave will be in the basement working. They won’t even hear us leave.”

“No. It’s too dangerous, Sam. And I have to meet Emily at 3.”

“You can go one day without seeing her.”

“But I told her I’d be there. I can’t not show up. She’s just starting to trust me.”

“Please, Colin. I don’t want to do this alone.” I gave him a hug. “I’m not letting go until you say yes.”

He considered it. “Fine. But only so you don’t go speeding again and getting stopped by the cops.” He sighed. “I don’t know how you talk me into this stuff, Sam. Are you getting into my head now, too?”

I wondered if I should tell him about how I actually had been inside his head but decided against it. That could wait.

“Don’t tell anyone we’re going, Colin. They’d never let us leave.”

“This is so unlike you, Sam. Sneaking out again. Taking the car.”

“I know, but I need to see Allie and get those files. If that means breaking the rules, then so be it.”

“It’s time for dinner. You guys coming?” Brittany stood in the doorway.

“Yes, we’re coming,” I said. “We’ll talk later,” I whispered to Colin.

Dave was absent for dinner, but nobody commented on it. We all knew he was on a date. It was weird to imagine Dave dating. I wasn’t sure why. I didn’t have a problem with it. I just wasn’t used to seeing him so preoccupied with a woman.

“How did the mind exercises go today?” Jack asked Erik during dinner.

He glanced at me. I gave him a look, begging him to lie about the Allie incident. “Nothing happened. We’re still trying to get it to work.”

“I read poems all day,” Brittany said.

Jack seemed surprised. “Really? I used to enjoy poetry. What were you reading?”

“I think his name was Robert Frost.

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