' i am sorry madame corinthia but vehicle loan can not be obtained by united world citizens . only citizens of ascension may freely use this service . you can obtain a rental permit from the nearest attendant . ' the ai 's arm gestured towards row after row of empty terminals . aeniah turned to sean . ' sean darling , why do n't go and get me one of those permits

the jeep came to a halt a few feet away from our obstacle . the headlights shone on a figure in the middle of the road . i could n't make out his features because a dark hood hung over his face . '' is it a zombie ? run it over , nick ! '' nick shook his head . '' no , it 's not a zombie

hailey chose me to go first , of course . '' truth or dare ? '' hailey asked me . i looked at her and smiled , knowing that trouble would find me with either answer . it did not matter which one i picked , hunter would be involved . hailey was the only person that knew i had a crush on hunter

* when they came to a whining stop at the gate mabo had his men check out the buildings before leaving the safety of the ratel . even so he took the precaution of dashing into the building crouched and weaving . one glance told him the whole story and he went ballistic . he had seen the radio with his own eyes and had wondered why the connections had been lying loose next to it . now it was gone , as were the
connections