Chapter 43

I could feel Ryan turning the van into a parking space inside the Pause building's garage. Then he cut the motor.

Complete silence settled inside the van.

"Okay, Kendra," Ryan muttered. "Give me what I need."

"We're on speed dial on your super phone in case your earpiece or microphone shorts out," she said, her voice trembling. "Don't touch the interference cube unless you want a camera to see you. It's already on."

"Mm-hm." Ryan got out of the van. The slam of his door echoed around us.

"Be careful," I whispered, my strawberry-flavored microphone carrying the message to him.

From my vantage point from the floor of the van, I could only see other vans parked on both sides of us and part of a fluorescent light hanging from the ceiling. I didn't dare lift an eyebrow to see any more.

A weird choking sound came from Kendra, and I was afraid she might throw up again.

"Kendra? Where are you going to put your backpack?" I asked, hoping to distract her from being sick.