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PRETTY BORING
“I think you’re ready.”
Tally cruised to a stop—right foot down, left foot up,
bend the knees.
“Ready for what?”
Shay drifted slowly past, letting the breeze tug her
along. They were as high up and far out as hoverboards
would go, just above treetop level, at the edge of town. It
was amazing how quickly Tally had gotten used to being up
high, with nothing but a board and bracelets between her
and a long fall.
The view from up here was fantastic. Behind them the
spires of New Pretty Town rose from the center of town,
and around them was the greenbelt, a swath of forest that
separated the middle and the late pretties from the youngsters.
Older generations of pretties lived out in the suburbs,
hidden by the hills, in rows of big houses separated by
strips of private garden for their littlies to play in.
Shay smiled. “Ready for a night ride.”
“Oh. Look, I don’t know if I want to cross the river