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@@@@@When I was done chewing, I said, “I think
@@@@@When I was done chewing, I said, “I think I'll eat in here from now
on
“Ian's going to ask you questions tomorrow when you're weeding the spinachJeb's not making
him–he wants to
“Well, that's wonderful
“You're pretty good with sarcasmI thought the parasites–I mean the souls–didn't like negative
humor
“They'd learn pretty quick in here, kid
Jamie laughed and then took my hand“You don't hate it here, do you? You're not miserable,
are you?”
His big chocolate-colored eyes were troubled
I pressed his hand to my face“I'm fine,” I told him, and at that moment, it was entirely the
truth
CHAPTER 26
Returned
Without ever actually agreeing to do it, I became the teacher Jeb wanted
My “class” was informalI answered questions every night after dinnerI found that as long as I
was willing to do this, Ian and Doc and Jeb would leave me alone during the day so that I could
concentrate on my choresWe always convened in the kitchen; I liked to help with the baking
while I spokeIt gave me an excuse to pause before answering a difficult question, and
somewhere to look when I didn't want to meet anyone's eyesIn my head, it seemed fitting; my
words were sometimes upsetting, but my actions were always for their good
I didn't want to admit that Jamie was rightObviously, people didn'tlike meThey couldn't; I
wasn't one of themJamie liked me, but that was just some strange chemical reaction that was
far from rationalJeb liked me, but Jeb was crazyThe rest of them didn't have either excuse
No, they didn't lik |