The Drone Pursuit by Victor Appleton

Author:Victor Appleton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

9

The Extraction Distraction

I WAS THE FIRST TO arrive at the library after school. Although I had two other classes with Noah, we didn’t speak much. I didn’t get a chance to tell him about the second text I had received. Then again, I didn’t know if I would. I didn’t think it would help convince him to keep the drone in the server room. And, to be honest, I was a little upset that he didn’t want to help keep someone from hacking into my dad’s company.

I scanned the library. There were fewer students staying after school to work on projects, but there were still enough to keep our meeting from looking out of place.

Sam and Amy entered the library. Sam wore a smug smirk, while Amy stared at her feet more than usual. Noah was right behind them. They joined me at the table near the back of the library.

“So, are you ready?” Sam beamed.

“Ready for what?” I asked.

She reached into her backpack and pulled out something thin and flat. She cupped it in her hand and placed it in the center of the table. She removed her hand and Mr. Conway’s face was smiling up at me. It was his ID badge.

“What did you do?” I asked, covering the badge with both hands. I slid it toward me and hid it with my body.

“I said not to ask, remember?” Sam replied, giddy with excitement.

I looked around the table. Noah was speechless, eyes wide with both hands over his mouth. Amy stared at her lap, wringing her hands together. Sam grinned as she pulled her glasses off and cleaned them with the hem of her shirt. She put her glasses back on, glancing expectantly at all three of us.

Finally, she rolled her eyes. “Okay . . . ask.”

“What did you . . . ?” I began.

“How in the . . . ?” Noah began.

Sam put a hand on Amy’s shoulder. “Amy was amazing!”

Amy groaned. “Don’t remind me.” She covered her face. “I’m a thief now.”

Noah and I were shocked. “Amy stole it?” I asked. “Amy?”

Sam gave Amy a playful shove. “She didn’t steal anything. We’re just borrowing it for a half hour. An hour, tops.”

This didn’t seem to make Amy feel any better. She groaned again.

Sam leaned forward. “I was the distraction,” she explained. “I went up to Mr. Conway to apologize for spilling the soda, which I really did feel bad about, by the way. And while I was talking to him, Amy slipped the badge off his cart.” Sam shook Amy by the shoulder. “You should’ve seen her. She was amazing.”

“And he didn’t see you?” Noah grinned and glanced at Sam and me. “Wow.”

“I’ve always been very good at not being noticed.” Amy sighed. “It’s a gift.”

Noah laughed. “So you decided to use your powers for evil instead of good?”

Amy groaned again and dropped her head to the tabletop. “I can’t believe you talked me into this.” She bumped her forehead on the table a couple of times.

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