38 Will’s Disclosure Will knew he was walking a thin line. His emotions were all over the place, like a pinball machine gone mad. He had to get a handle on himself. The guilt alone was eating him alive. Soon his Alt would be his enemy, sucking him down into an endless drain. City Hall would be questioning him, counseling him. He had to act. Will headed to the Fun Zone. By then it was getting late—past ten—but he had to get his thoughts off all he had discovered about the rings and his permanent separation from Ember. In spite of his iron core, his Alt numbers had been slipping, point by point, since they said goodbye. He had to get his mind and heart back in the right gear. He called Wee and asked him to meet him at the Sugar Shack inside the park. He needed to update his buddy about a

