20 The Day After
Brant floated to Claudia’s office the next day. Yes, he was being observed. Yes, IAS was going to be attacked. But suddenly all those problems were solvable.
He would train his kids right. Then they’d shelter from the attackers. Brant would defeat the bad guys. Claudia would record how amazing he was. And the council would take the evidence into consideration and acquit him.
Simple.
Brant knocked on her door.
Tap-tap-tap, tap-tap, tap
Claudia answered, and Brant took a step back. Her eyes were bloodshot. Her straight hair had turned stringy. And… was that her suit from yesterday? She looked like warmed over crap.
“Thanks,” she snarled.
“I didn’t say anything.”
“You didn’t have to.”
“Should someone else observe me today?” he asked.
Please let someone else obser
