Chapter 79 Emma Wants To Get In

• That night, Professor Williams must have noticed how exhausted Joe and I were. He let us leave before nine. I took a long, scalding shower, letting the water wash away the fatigue, and collapsed into bed. Sleep came, but only for a few shallow minutes before the weight of the day dragged me under again.
• The next afternoon, a message arrived from the company: we were needed at the SynData Experimental Center to investigate a system anomaly. Joe and I rushed over together, diving straight into the data. Less than ten minutes into our analysis, the conference room door swung open.
• Steve and Robert stepped in, followed by the SynData technical supervisor. Their surprise at seeing me was almost comical.