ter

. The man's unpleasant scent beca

'm going

d my knees on the ground when I vomited my breakfast. The oatmeal was as uninspiring go

my head down, preparin

n here?" Supervi

n't shot a man in the head who was only inches from my face. I was surprised. I had no i

me thin

suring my hair was in place before I faced them again. I ope

I apologized

cupped my cheeks before pressing her palm against my forehead to check f

Rachel, but I need to h

she said, b

my head, but it was difficult when his voice came out so smoky an

Like w

yth

the image of the man's head exploding

melle

ff

spoile

ing...Ms.

udge Ja

the human smelled

, s

Rachel, did

, s

clearly wrong with me and he knew it. I was grateful for the distance bet

s class over?" I aske

till feeli

May I return

raight

to the dorms on the 14th floor. Although Eden was always changing like a rubix cube or maze, the dorms

ss out on the rest of the classes unti

oor. The doors were closing when a hand slid in, blocking the doors from sealing. Judge Jackson grinned at me as I backe

Eden

n, what are you

e. Did you plan on letting th

rewed in c

-wh

rgency stop button. I grabbed the elevator rails to brace myself when the car jolted to a screeching halt. "We're not movin

upposed to do

ht b

ted until I'm boneless? Or until my

k that wouldn't hap

ume by your position alone th

sumption," he remarked w

you talking about Imani?

Eden works and "fighting bac

pockets and glanced away from how his

f that he'd tell me anyway. "I've always wondered why the young women of Eden never attempted to overthrow the authorit

conform does not bring on a pleasant experience. Plus, what good would it do attempting to overthrow them w

mart," he

pliment or not. Telling me that I'm smart fe

ou a compliment. Her

Thank you..

find the huma

"I never met a human before and a

or the supervisors sme

ncomfortable. I felt if the conversation stayed flowing in that

t you hav

new

and it smell

him. Gone was the playful smirk that I was beginning to get

you sa

bject if you catch my drift," he explained before hitting the emergency stop

g at me again. I had t

es

pen if I didn't

ilence until we reac

going t

when he finally spoke. "Do y