Erasing Time by C. J. Hill

Author:C. J. Hill
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780062123923
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2012-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

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25

Echo watched the dots travel across his sensor. It was horrible luck to be trapped in the Scicenter now. The scientists would be the first people notified of Taylor’s absence. They were probably organizing search schematics right now. That made it harder to sneak out unnoticed.

He glanced at Taylor, at her long white hair and the blue makeup swirls on her face. The scientists might not recognize her. She looked so much like an average citizen now, and not like the colorless time rider the scientists had seen before.

And it was possible that not all the scientists knew of Taylor’s disappearance. Perhaps the people they passed in the hallway wouldn’t be suspicious.

Echo checked the dots on the sensor one last time before he clipped it back onto his belt. “How well do you run?” he asked Taylor.

“What?”

“I know most people from the old twenties were weak and unexercised, but can you run long enough to make it out of the building?”

“Yes,” she said tightly, “I can make it out of the building and a good mile down the street before I have to rest. Honestly, where do you get your information?”

Echo ignored her question. “Don’t run down the street. When we get out of the building, we’ll head to the first car we see. They won’t be able to track me, and with any luck we’ll lose them in traffic.”

Echo walked to the door, then paused before opening it. “You remember which way the front entrance is?”

“Yes, and my weak and unexercised body will beat yours out of the building.”

“We’ll try to make it the elevator without anyone noticing us. If someone looks like they’re about to stop us, then we’ll have to sprint down the stairs. They’re through the door to the right of the elevator. We’ll go down four flights. Any farther than that and you’ll end up in one of the underground levels. Understand?”

She nodded, and before he could think about it any longer, before he could think about all the reasons this wasn’t likely to work, he opened the door, and they slunk out of the room.

They made it to the first turn of the hallway without being seen. This was vital. It was one thing to be caught in the Scicenter without proper clearance. It would be unthinkable to be caught coming out of a restricted area. He let out a breath of relief as they turned into the main corridor.

Several people were walking in different directions. None seemed to pay any attention to them—yet. Echo could see the outline of the elevator down the hallway, a tiny metal rectangle set against white walls. He forced himself to keep his pace casual, to not draw attention to himself by a hurried gait.

A few heads turned as he walked by. That didn’t mean they suspected anything. It was normal for people to glance at each other as they passed.

Taylor picked up her pace a bit, pulling slightly in front of him. Not yet, he wanted to tell her, don’t give them reason to notice you, but he didn’t dare speak.

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