“Wanda?”
“Yes, Ian?”
“Do youwant to go out on... “Wanda?”
“Yes, Ian?”
“Do youwant to go out on raids?”
“If I can help, of course I should go
“That's not what I asked, Wanda
I was quiet for a moment, trying to remember his question to see how I'd gotten it wrong
“See, Jeb? She never takes into account her own wants–her own happiness, her ownhealth,
evenShe'd do anything we asked her to, even if it got her killedIt's not fair to ask her things
the way we'd ask each othere stop to think about ourselvesThe silence dragged on
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myself
“That's not true,” I said“I think about myself all the timeDoesn't that
count? It made me so happy to help Jamie tonightCan't I find happiness the wayI want to?”
Ian sighed“See what I mean?”
“Well, I can't tell her she can't go if she wants to,” Jeb said“She's not a prisoner anymore
“But we don't have to ask
Jared was very quiet through all thisJamie was quiet, too, but I was pretty sure he was asleep
I knew Jared wasn't; his hand was
chanel 5 ladies handbag tracing random patterns on the side of my faceGlowing,
burning patterns
“You don't need to ask,” I saidIt really wasn't… frighteningThe
other souls are very kindI'm not afraid of themIt was almost too easy
“Easy? Cutting your –”
I interrupted Ian quickly“That was an emergencyI won't have to do that again I paused for
a second“If she goes, I'm going, too,” he said in a bleak tone“Someonehas to protect her
from herself
“And I'll be there to protect the rest of us fromher, ” Kyle said
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and said, “Ow
I was too tired to lift my head to see who had hit Kyle now
“And I'll be there to bring you all back alive,” Jared murmured
CHAPTER 47
Employed
This is too easyIt's not really even fun anymore,” Kyle complained
“You wanted to come,” Ian reminded him
He and Ian were in the windowless back of the van, sorting through the nonperishable
groceries and toiletries I'd just collected from the storeIt was the middle of the day, and the sun
was
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swarmed with tiny flying bugs
Jared drove toward the highway out of town, carefully keeping below the speed limitThis
continued to irritate him
“Getting tired of shopping yet, Wanda?” Ian asked me
“You always say thatIsn't thereanything you mind?”
“I mind… being away from JamieAnd I mind being outside, a little bitDuring the day
especiallyIt's like the opposite of claustrophobiaEverything is too
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