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‘I’ht in my throat ‘No, seriously, thank you’

‘Well, you’re welco down on me, and I think she must have been terrifiedI was more scared than I’ve ever been just now, and I was born and raised to do this This isshot

‘I don’t get so How did he know so ?’

‘They know everything, Six,’ she says, her voice deadly serious

I slowly begin to roll out of her lap, to push? About who? And what do you know? About any of this?’

Sarah looks away ‘What little I know, I told them all of it,’ she says after as They asked me the same questions, over and over; after a while h I told it to stop I just couldn’t stop talking’ Sarah puts her face in her hands and sobs ‘I told the whole conversations word for word’

I sit against the wall and let the pain wash over my body ‘If John sees Setrákus Ra and believes it’s you, I don’t knoill happen’

Sarah suddenly sounds frantic ‘We have to get out of here! We have to stop him! Is there any e can warn John?’

‘I don’t know if I’m ready to break out of here’

‘What? Why?’ she asks, shocked

I stagger toat my ribs ‘Now that I’ve met Setrákus Ra, I want another chance at hi to kill hihtly, but I et a good look at her for the first time Her face is covered in dirt and bruises, her blond hair limp on her shoulders, but she’s still beautiful The botto any shoes She’s swaying a bit herself She stares at me, incredulous ‘Look at yourself, Six You’re hurt You’re really hurt Do you knohat you’re even saying? It would be nuts for you to fight him alone John will come; just wait for him Please He’ll come, and he’ll rescue us, and Sam I knoill’

‘Sam’s here? Are you sure? Have you actually seen him?’

Sarah clenches her jaw ‘They tossed him in here with me once He was unconscious, all cut up and bruised Like y drains out of her and her voice drops ‘But I know I can’t believe anything I see or hear any a bloody Saer What happened in that Mog cave? I punch the ceth is returning No pain My Legacies are co back I look directly into Sarah’s eyes ‘Sarah, did you turn John in that night at the playground? You need to tell me’

Without hesitation she answers ‘Absolutely not I love hi and it was a lot to take in But I would never betray any of you, especially John’

I see her tear-filled eyes, and know she’s telling the truth ‘Even though he’s an alien, you still love him? You don’t care?’

Sarah smiles ‘I can’t explain it I can’t explain how love feels to , but I know that it’s strong and beautiful and I know it’s how I feel about John I love hi the words aloud has her standing up straighter; she looks stronger and more determined

Her conviction moves me I think about what happened betweenI don’t love John like Sarah does She clearly believes John is the only one for her, in the entire universe

‘I’ve been having these flashbacks, you know, about our trip to Earth He and I were always fighting,’ I say, ry for anything I can tell her

‘Well, not really fighting sohis toys’

We laugh and she takesto let her down She has so much faith in e do, e are, I can see it on her face ‘I’et you back to John,’ I say