“Just come with us… I have something I need to tell both of you anyway.â€?

We left the room, no one noticing our absence. “Watch your step,â€? Karon said, opening a thick door.

A huge vaccuming sound came from the wall, and Theo said, “Stairs.”

I stepped out onto the platform that led to the stairs. It’d all folded out of the wall. Once outside, the sun hit my face, and a breeze blew through my hair, making it swirl around my head.

My teachers always said that EVERYTHING was polluted on Earth; this was the freshest air I’d ever breathed!

Reaching the ground, Doctor Karon led us to a car nearby. We all got into the back seat, Karon in the middle. “Put these on,â€? he said, handing us both a pair of handcuffs. “It’s new regulation… don’t try anything, Regan.â€?

“I won’t.â€? I closed the metal bracelets around each wrist, Theo doing the same. “What is it you needed to tell us?â€?

“Well, you two may have noticed a connection… there is a connection both of you, a close one.â€?