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My gaze turned to the two kids Were aiting for the to join us after e’d done to them?

I cleared my throat "Are there a lot of humans out here?" I asked

Micah sot all the huether and took them to Texas Do they escape?"

"Rarely HARC couldn’t possibly get them all after the war Especially those people frolanced back at Jules and Kyle "What was that one called?"

"Canada," Jules said

"Right Canada The hu south for better weather when they thought it was safe" Micah grinned "It wasn’t"

"And the ones who Reboot just coly?" I asked "After you killed theo?" Micah said, shoving an animal hide under his aro to the cities and become a slave, or join us Not exactly a difficult decision"

I would have picked staying out here alone, actually Hands down

"But, yes, there’s a transition period" He gestured to the dead teenagers "Grab one It’s best we get them on the shuttle before they Reboot"

Apparently they did not co hi position by one of his arhed

"Did they have a ers acrossshe’d packed "Why?"

"Give it to me You should stitch theuarantee they’ll Reboot"

"But theycloser to Jules "If you stitch it now the wound will heal better Especially if they’re over One-twenty"

"Oh yeah, that’s true," Kyle said "The skin doesn’t always grow back together right if it’s left open too long"

Micah’s gaze brieflyhis face My wounds orse than these kids, I’d been younger and the bullet holes had beenabout

"Quickly," he said, a hint of softness in his voice "Jules, do one of theth of thread "Give me whatever you have leftover There isn’t irl Her long, dark hair covered part of her face and I left it there, glad I wasn’t able to see her eyes I took a swift glance behind rabbed the botto us Micah was deep in conversation with Kyle and Jules was hovering over the other dead human

I yanked up the shirt and stitched the two bullet holes back together as best I could I used the bottom of my own shirt to wipe away soet it all I pulled her top down and handed the thread off to Jules When I turned around, Micah had the dead girl swung over his shoulder

"Take those," he said, pointing to a pile of anirabbed them and trailed behind Micah as we headed back toward the shuttle The girl’s dark hair bobbed as alked and I didn’t knohat to hope for Was it better to die permanently, or wake up to find that you’ve become a Reboot and everyone you knew is dead?