Chapter 18: The TestPeople are never who they appear to be.
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Scarlett stared at the g*n at her feet. “Neil. What the hell is this?”
“This is your first job.”
She looked back over at the young man on the other side of the arena. He stood, wavering slightly. His gaze was distant as he absently scratched at a sore on his arm.
He can't be more than seventeen.
“But he's just an innocent kid. I don't know him!”
Neil laughed. “He's the job. You are being hired to kill him. Actually, I am, but I'm assigning it to you. Kill him, and you get paid.”
“Paid? That's not what I signed up for.”
The boy looked around.
“Scarlett, what the hell did you think this was about? That I would train you for some petty vengeance? Oh, no. That would be an incredible waste of my time and your talents. Y
