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UGLIES 51
interface ring. Now she wouldn’t hear the warnings. “Let’s
go tonight. You can ride almost as well as me now.”
“Shay.”
“Do this with me. I’ll show you a roller coaster.”
“What’s a—”
“Second warning. Restricted area.”
Tally stopped her board. “If you keep going, Shay, you’ll
get busted and we won’t be doing anything tonight.”
Shay shrugged as the wind tugged her farther away.
“I just want to show you something that’s my idea of
fun, Tally. Before we go all pretty and only get to have
everybody else’s idea of fun.”
Tally shook her head, wanting to say that Shay had
already taught her how to hoverboard, the coolest thing
she’d ever learned. In less than a month she’d come to feel
like they were best friends. Almost like when she’d met
Peris as a littlie, and they’d known instantly they’d be
together forever. “Shay . . .”
“Please?”
Tally sighed. “Okay.”
Shay dropped her arms and dipped her toes to bring
the board to a halt. “Really? Tonight?”
“Sure. Rusty Ruins it is.”
Tally told herself to relax. It wasn’t that big a deal, really. She
broke rules all the time, and everyone went to the ruins once a
year on school trips. It couldn’t be dangerous or anything.
Shay zoomed back from the edge of the belt, swooping