All Chapters of Her: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

There's only one more acting class with Crew before I report to Strand's set for the first rehearsal. Crew surprises me by telling the class about where Nic and I are going, and the "intel" that we are supposed to gather."Now is the time to think strategically. What can Joan and Nic do to obtain names and locations of the corporate leadership at Strand, without casting suspicion on themselves?" Crew asks the room."It seems likely that it will be Joan who messes up. Let's focus on training her on how to behave so that she doesn't blow her cover," Elizabeth says

After leaving Nic's room, I rapidly reply to Justus's text about learning how to spin records. My curiosity about sexual contact is exploding after hearing Nic's story. Unlike Nic, I waited like a good girl for the official stamp of approval before engaging in a relationship. And thank God, because I thought I was Evolved, and hooking up with an Evolved guy would have killed me. But I know my Status now. There's no reason to wait. Six years of teenage hormones threatens to overwhelm me all at once.Underground, I pause, unsure where to go. Justus hasn't sent any more messages. Maybe he gave up on hearing a reply from me. But in case he didn't, I decide to search f

My motorcycle is parked outside my dorm. Emotion rises in my throat at the awareness of how quickly my parents helped me. My baby is freshly washed, and the slick new paint job Dad gave it a few months ago is still perfect. The sight of my favorite mode of transportation has me releasing a breath I didn't know I was holding. Safety. Escape. Freedom."We have to go now," Harriet says, interrupting my reunion."What is it?""Mason called. A couple of the kids in

After the day's classes are finished, I go straight back to my dorm room. I need to know my lines cold before Blake's next rehearsal. I'll be damned if I let Nic find another excuse to have me kicked off this assignment.Sparkle is in our room, her slim legs propped against the wall. It's unusual to see her at this time of day. Usually, she disappears and is gone so late that I'm asleep when she returns. Her beauty is incomparable, as usual, but her hair is a little limp, and her skin doesn't glow the way it did when I first met her."Hey, roomie," I say, and he

It's a hazy dream world that surrounds me after Justus leaves and Harriet and I return to the dorm. The ever-changing patterns in Justus's eyes play on repeat in my head. My fingers tingle from brushing his face, which was a little rough from the hint of stubble.My earlier exuberance vanishes when I go in my room and see Sparkle's empty bed. Is the headmaster pimping her out already? Is that where she's been every night? My only comfort is that I haven't seen any signs that she's on Amp, which she would have to be in order to have sex with Evolved men.After pacing the room for a while, I remember that I haven't tried to open Jo's tablet in two days. Guilty, I try three words, and they