~ETHAN WILDER~Alina picked up the black box and activated the hologram puzzle. Turns out that only her fingerpirnt can actually activate it. If I held the black box nothing happened. I assumed the retina shot I had experienced the last time was to unlock the first part of the box where the hologram was hidden. To turn on the image again, Alina’s right fingers were required.It was starting to make sense now. The message the masked people had given to Alina was starting to make sense. The black box was here because of me but I couldn't work it out alone. I needed her.I watched her as she peered inquisitively at the puzzle and pushed out her lips thoughtfully. On our way back from we had dinner at a seafood restaurant and as we ate, my thoughts drifted towards the talk of marriage I had with Simeon. I allowed myself to imagine what it would be like if I committed to spend the rest of my life with her. I couldn't picture any other future because despite I hadn't popped the question, I
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