Chapter 146: Ideas Rule the World

Talia I had an idea, I said to myself with a goofy smile. This is going to be good. Excited, I turned and looked out the window. It was so dark outside. I shrugged and sat up. With one glance at my clock, I saw that it was barely midnight. “Oh, come on,” I said to myself as I forced myself to go back to sleep. Too many thoughts were swirling in my mind. The past few weeks had been crazy—crazy enough to keep me awake this night. Every day, the plague seemed to grow more chaotic, and despite our progress, I knew that keeping our developments under wraps was crucial. I had spent countless hours mulling over our strategy and had come up with what I hoped was a brilliant idea. Finally, as dawn broke, I hurried out of bed and bolted into Baron’s office. Baron was hunched over a stack of papers, his face lined with fatigue. “Hey, Talia,” he greeted without looking up. “What’s on your mind?” “Did you smell me?” I couldn’t help but ask as I sniffed my arms and clothes. “From a mile aw