“That crazy geezer!” Pamela blurts out.
“Insane, but still crazy good,” Timothy comments. “Almost, physically as good as Charlie.”
My ears perk up. Timothy seemed like he knows a lot. Should I befriend him?
“He’s one of the best challengers,” Tia whispers to me. “He attacks the psyche of the players, so don’t worry much about what he’s saying.”
I glance at Charlie. Rather than me, he looks more troubled by what Alman said. How bad is it with his mother, anyway? And how can I use that against him?
A soft whirring resounds around the old building and another stair going down appears.
Before the others even note his presence, an old man walks towards the stairs. I am about to follow him when Tia stops me.
“That man doesn’t seem like he’s going there for the challenge,” she whispers.
