You can't run forever.
Those four words weasel their way into my thoughts as I leave Gallagher behind. Because I know that they're true. I don't have any idea where to run to, where to go, and what to do when I get there. Why didn't I accept Zach's offer? Maybe if I had gone with him, I might actually have a chance…
No. I cast my doubts aside, crushing them before they can hurt me anymore. I'm a trained spy. My whole life I've known that someday I would have to do something like this. I'm determined, and intelligent, and a pavement artist –
- but underneath it all I'm still just a teenage girl, alone in the world. Moving forward means leaving behind my mom and my friends. And what am I abandoning them for? The faint hope that maybe I can singlehandedly bring down an organization that Mr. Solomon and my father only succeeded in making a dent in. The folly of it all almost makes me laugh out loud.
Almost. I may not be able to run forever, but I can do what I do best. Hide. Watch and wait. Bide my time. Learn.
Most of all, I can hope.