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Started November 29, 2018 by @Imperfect_Autumn group

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“Really? That’s… Wow…” Sterling said, looking surprised.

"Yep. It's deadly but hey, it pays the bills. I also have a part time job as a library assistant."

“Huh… How long have you been doing this?” Sterling asked.

"About 3 years. It's kind of exhilarating."

Now Sterling really looked surprised. “You’ve been doing this since you were fifteen?”

"Mhmm. Ever since I was old enough to know how to become unfeeling to human suffering."

“All right, then,” Sterling hummed. “I suppose that might be helpful…”

"I'm not a complete robot though. I do have feelings."

“I believe you,” Sterling assured her with a grin.

She smiled a little. "Good to know someone finally does."

“Well, it’s definitely out there,” Sterling chuckled. “But, yeah. I believe you.”

"You can not believe me all you want but it's true."

“Like I said, I believe you. Don’t worry,” Sterling assured her.

"Now we should really get back. Me being out in such an open space without a lot of people is almost a surefire way to get me killed."

Sterling grinned slightly and nodded. “Sure. Let’s go. They’ll be starting soon, anyway.”

She smiled a little. He's a lot nicer than most guys this cute…

(His Mama raised ‘im right. Lol. ;D)

“Shall we?” Sterling said, offering her his arm with a wink.

She rolled her eyes with a smile and took his arm. "Let's go Romeo."

“I think I’m more of a knight in shining armor. Like, shining, sterling silver armor,” Sterling laughed lightly.

"Yeah yeah, whatever you say." She giggled.

Sterling winked at her again as they reached their spots. “All right. I wonder what we’re in store for.”

"Probably something bad but hey, I could be wrong."

Sterling was about to reply when a loud, piercing whistle interrupted him. He looked up to see the headmaster of the college standing in front of the group of young adults, his hands clasped behind his back.

“Some of you may have heard about what happens during this week of meeting your peers,” he started, speaking into the microphone placed in front of him. His voice boomed from speakers placed around the campsite, out of sight from any curious eyes.

"Secret speakers. Clever." Cassie muttered under her breath.

“Well, I’m sure that some of it is correct, but not all of it. You may have heard that we make things really easy to figure out — most likely coming from students who have won in the past. You also may have heard that it is impossible to solve the puzzle — most likely from the losers. In either case, you’d be wrong. It is not simple, but it certainly is not impossible,” the headmaster spoke.