Machinations (36 page)

Oh, yeah. Good times.

“There will be worse days still,” Ulrich says, barreling through the line of people still waiting for the elevator while I mumble apologies to everyone we're cutting. As soon as I'm aboard, Ulrich punches the Close button, prohibiting anyone else from joining us.
Security measures,
he's told me before, but, really, I think Ulrich's just using my safety as an excuse to be antisocial. “Enjoy what you have done.”

I move to the right wall of the car, closest to the door. The handrail vibrates against my hip and the hand I fasten to it in a death grip. “Yeah. It's what I've done that concerns me.”

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