Offspring
“The guy who said that a crisis is an opportunity in disguise.”
—Irfan Qasad Applause thundered over Kendi as he left the platform. Lewa Tan followed. Several people in the school auditorium chanted, “Tapers! Tapers! Tapers!” Kendi turned to give them a wave and a grin. The noise swelled, and Kendi trotted backstage, where Wanda Petrie was bending over to pick up the stylus she had dropped. The grin dropped off Kendi’s face as she straightened.
“Where now?” he asked wearily over the noise.
“...Dellton,” she said, naming a small city south of Treetown. “You’re speaking at the military base there in an hour, so we have to get moving.”
“We’re always moving,” Kendi muttered. Ignoring this remark, Petrie took him by the elbow and led him firmly to the exit where the flitcar was parked. Tan went outside ahead of them for a quick look around. A rectangle of late summer sunshine fell onto the floor, radiating golden heat. Tan gestured from the door, and Kendi ducked into the back seat of the waiting flitcar.MoreLess
—Irfan Qasad Applause thundered over Kendi as he left the platform. Lewa Tan followed. Several people in the school auditorium chanted, “Tapers! Tapers! Tapers!” Kendi turned to give them a wave and a grin. The noise swelled, and Kendi trotted backstage, where Wanda Petrie was bending over to pick up the stylus she had dropped. The grin dropped off Kendi’s face as she straightened.
“Where now?” he asked wearily over the noise.
“...Dellton,” she said, naming a small city south of Treetown. “You’re speaking at the military base there in an hour, so we have to get moving.”
“We’re always moving,” Kendi muttered. Ignoring this remark, Petrie took him by the elbow and led him firmly to the exit where the flitcar was parked. Tan went outside ahead of them for a quick look around. A rectangle of late summer sunshine fell onto the floor, radiating golden heat. Tan gestured from the door, and Kendi ducked into the back seat of the waiting flitcar.MoreLess
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