”“Or even year nines.”I raised an eyebrow. “You’re kidding, right?”“Hey, I had a crush on a guy in the sixth form when I was that age.�...“You did?”She shrugged.“I swear, Ems, if I have to go through this much longer, I ... What?”She giggled. “You called me Ems. It’s just Em to most people. Rissa’s the only one that ever calls me Ems.”“Sorry.”“No, it’s okay. I don’t mind. I just wasn’t expecting it, that’s all. What were you saying?”“That if I have to put up with these girls throwing themselves at. Her blood was the colour of her hair before she murmured a slow, Thanks… I shook my head, pulling her in. Lets go girl on girl! I said, wrapping my arms around her waist. I pulled her from side to side with me, eyebrow raising. You know, I started, eyes dropping to the floor. I used to think I was into girls.. I dont think I am any more. But Im into you. Is that weird? My vision slowly dragged up to her face, eyes widening at her mouth, which had become a small, adorable o. She went to say. "Smiling, William said, "Yes there is. On the center of the desk is a user manual. Someone will be by later to train Amanda."Amanda sat down on the chair and ran her hands over the top of the desk. What she felt didn't seem to make sense to her. She found the user's manual and picked it up. She opened it and ran her fingers over the first page. A smile came to her face and she said, "This reads like a science fiction book." That's odd. I believe that is where the engineers who designed it got. She opened her eyes and smiled at me and I could clearly hear her voice in my mind.Then things started to get very strange."I knew you would come." She said calmly into my mind and without a trace of the crippled stutter than she normally spoke in."Harriet is now going to try and shield all three of us, but she can't hold it for longer than another minute. We have many things to do and we have very little time now, but now we have a chance. Do not try and talk or argue — just listen and try to.