alright, he said, i’ll make you a deal

it hasn’t happened yet.  there is time time enough for you to figure it out and stop it. if you can read the clues correctly. and there will be clues.  and if you get them, you can find the bomb and defuse (diffuse?) it in time.  if you get it right, if you see what’s right in front of you.  but who knows?  maybe it’s worth the explosion.

she just looked surprised.  there was too much to think and the right side of her head and jaw had started to ache, and the left side of her neck.

if you look too hard you’ll make it worse, he said.

haw can i possibly know? she asked.

don’t worry, he smiled.  there are months yet.