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LIES
A couple of hours after dawn, they came and got her.
Tally saw them hiking through the orchids, four figures
carrying hoverboards and dressed all in white. Broad white
hats in a dappled pattern hid their heads, and she realized
that if they ducked down into the flowers, they would practically
disappear.
These people went to a lot of trouble to stay hidden.
As the party drew close, she recognized Shay’s pigtails
bobbing under one of the hats and waved frantically. Tally
had planned to take the note literally and wait on the hilltop,
but at the sight of her friend, she grabbed her board
and dashed down to meet them.
Infiltrator or not, Tally couldn’t wait to see Shay.
The tall, lanky form broke from the others and ran
toward her, and the two embraced, laughing.
“It is you! I knew it was!”
“Of course it is, Shay. I couldn’t stand missing you.”
Which was pretty much true.
Shay couldn’t stop smiling. “When we spotted the