“That makes no sense,” I say. “He’ll never believe that horseshit.”
“I can make it so he does,” Hillary says. “Since time is of the essence.”
“Maybe, but he’s my best friend. It feels wrong doing that to him. Does Pushing leave any permanent damage?”
“I don’t think it does. But that’s more his area of expertise.” She nods toward Eugene.
“I doubt it causes brain damage,” Eugene says in his most pedantic tone. “But I think we should tell him about us.”
“What, why?” Mira gives her brother one of her most derisive looks.
“For starters, his girlfriend is a Push–I mean, Guide. I, his new friend, am a Reader. And more importantly, his oldest and best friend is both,” he says. “On a more selfish note, I need someone with his skills to help with my research. And I could use someone without ou
