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In a strange stupor, I make my way back to my body on the bench and phase out.
The world comes alive, and I consider making a run for it rather than going back. If Eugene messes up his science, I could be in real trouble. Plus, from what I know of lie detection, it’s not even an exact science. It’s actually part scam, often meant to scare guilty people into confessing things they’re trying to hide. That’s the biggest secret I learned while researching this.
A polygraph test is certainly not something I’d trust with my life.
I would make a run for it, but I want Mira to stop looking at me the way she has been, like I’m some kind of a monster. Like I had something to do with her parents getting killed. Also, there is that practical matter—the reason I came here in the first place. This
