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Travis tried to reme quote it in one of his books?

This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whi about Blanche being the Vigilante

It was a consensus that she must have had help, but that she was the mastermind Case closed

Travis rubbed his brow and looked up as Ken rushed up to hione, too We can’t find hi today and never showed up Juan sent ht before that bitch shot him," Ken answered His eyes widened and he pressed one hand to his throat "Shit, Travis, think she offed hi He was all ht before that biker guy left"

Travis shook his head, exhaling slowly, trying to keep cal He’s a wily, old oons taking hiuts," Ken said, tears gli in his dark eyes "Yesterday, Calhoun stepped on her boots, and she shoved him into the wall She’s a psycho bitch I refused to do her hair because she’s soHopefully, we’ll find hi on"

Katarina strode by, her rifle slung casually in her arms, as Ken departed into the crowd She just h the crowd on her way to another part of the building

Curtis, looking nervous and very young, appeared next to hi he’s at death’s door"

"Yeah," Travis said softly Hohere you supposed to react when your best friend was dying? He wasn’t sure He just felt strangely nuoons all along Guess we should have seen it?" Curtis shook his head "It’s kinda obvious now She’s one hed and rubbed his face again "Yeah, I suppose But everyone just thought she was a spoiled bitchnot a dangerous one"

With a nod of his head, Curtis agreed "What are we going to do with her and Brewster? And Ray if we find hi clue," Travis answered

One of the older black women, who’s name eluded Travis, stepped out of the makeshift clinic anda lot of blood donors to try to save Juan

The crowd parted automatically for Nerit as she ht limp, but knew better than to ask about it Nerit’s yellohite hair was in a tight bun on her head and she looked fierce

"No sign of Ray I suspect he went over the wall Dixon says he swore he heard a car start up in the distance I have a feeling this little group had soency plans"

"Dammit," Travis murmured

"We should send out patrols then! Round his ass back up" Curtis looked fierce and very bloodthirsty His hands were clutched tightly at his side and he kept pivoting back and forth on the balls of his feet with agitation

"Won’t do us any good, will it?" Nerit’s gaze was cold "We’ll just set his ass back outside the wall again"

"But we need answers! A confession!"

"We have Blanche and Brewster I think that is sufficient"

Travis looked over at the Reverend and his prayer group "Nothing is sufficient anyo after hi on!"

"Curtis, it’s obvious as going on Blanche wanted her damn Hummer back" Travis shook his head "And she was stupid and crazy enough to kill for it"

"It was more than that, Travis," Nerit said in a low voice "It was a grandiose move on her part to make a point"

"And as her dalared at Nerit, trying not to direct his anger at her and failing

Nerit shrugged "She is clearly not sane And how can we anticipate or understand the actions of the insane?"

Travis rubbed his face with both hands, growling with frustration "I should have given them the damn Hummer!"

"It may not have satisfied her, Travis Maybe this is all about revenge for not treating her as she believed she should be"

"She was just a freaking beauty queen," Curtis exclaiuy! She weren’t no da is pointless Juan is dying Ray isCalhoun is nowhere to be found There are two dead e And that bitch is unconscious And none of this makes a bit of freakin’ sense!"

Travis whirled on his heel and stalked off He didn’t want to talk about any of this anymore He didn’t even want to deal with it anymore, but he had to For Juan’s sake

He walked into the roo to Rosie in Spanish Katie stood up and came to him He allowed himself a brief moment of comfort in her arms