Scatter.
Papers fluttered everywhere. Ameri gasped, apologizing profusely. As she knelt down to gather them, her knee bumped the table leg. The laptop riser wobbled.
Taro stared at her. His eyes narrowed. He glanced at his laptop riser. Nothing. The drive was gone. His face went pale, then a dangerous red. Scatter
At exactly 4:47 PM, her phone buzzed in her pocket. A single, pre-arranged text: EVAC.
Ameri smiled, pulling off the wire-rimmed glasses. She tossed them into a recycling bin. As she knelt down to gather them, her
He’s not here to learn, Ameri thought. He’s here to receive a drop.
Her target sat with his chin propped on his palm, looking bored. He hadn't opened his textbook. He was drawing small, intricate spirals in the margin of a blank notebook. His eyes narrowed
She packed her borrowed textbook, gave a little wave, and walked out the door. She didn't run. Running was a tell. She walked with the measured pace of a teacher who had a faculty meeting to attend.