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UGLIES 399
“Been there. At least you had shoes on,” Tally said. “Did
anyone chase you?”
He nodded. “I held on to my tracker as long as I could.
Got most of the Specials to follow me. But there were a
whole bunch of hoverboard riders in the belt. You know,
city kids. The Specials kept getting us confused.”
Tally smiled. Dex, An, and Sussy had done their
work well.
“Are David and Maddy okay?”
“I wouldn’t know about okay,” he said softly. “But they
got off right after you, and it didn’t look like anyone was
following them. Maddy said they were heading straight for
the ruins. We’re supposed to meet them there tomorrow
night.”
“Tomorrow?” Tally said.
“Maddy wanted to be alone with David for a while, you
know?”
Tally nodded, but her heart wrenched inside her. David
needed her. At least, she hoped he did. The thought of him
dealing with Az’s death without her made the icy feeling in
her stomach drop a few more degrees.
Of course, Maddy was there. Az had been her husband,
after all, and Tally had only met the man once. But still.
She sighed. Tally tried to remember the last words
she’d said to David, and wished they’d been more comforting.
There hadn’t even been time to hold him. Since the
invasion of the Smoke, Tally hadn’t been separated from