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In the Russiaverse, we rushed it and then so, Dad returned to the great room just when Paul came in from the deck As he took my hand, Paul said to ain?"
Moh for tonight We’ll run it through at the lab to and take it from there" She raised one eyebrow "In other words, yes, you two have some free time"
This was less of a treat than they see out in my room isn’t as much fun when I have to wonder ifus on I used to be considerate and listen to my music on headphones These days, I turn the speakers up to eleven
Paul stood there aardly; he still hasn’t figured out how to navigate the path between "respect for his"Okay, we’ll just--"
That’s e heard a thuo of Paul to walk toward the sliding door, but Dad got there first He pulled it open, startled, and swore as he rushed outside I hurried after him, then stopped short, frozen in horror
Theo lay sprawled out on the deck His laptop rested where it had fallen a few feet away, and the light from the screen illuminated Theo’s face--the blankness in his eyes, the slackness of his mouth
Oh God Is he dead? He looks dead--
Theo’s body shuddered, then convulsed His liainst the deck I gasped "Oh,a seizure"
"Call 911," Paul said, just behindas she ran for her cell phone
"What do we do?" Dad said as we both kneeled by Theo’s side "Do we put soue?"
"No! Definitely don’t do that" I’d heard that was a bad idea with seizure patients, but I didn’t knohat else to do "Just--be here with him" Could Theo hear us? I had no idea I only knew that my blood seemed to flush hot and run cold, back and forth, over and over again My hands were shaking As frightened as I was, I knew Theo had to have been so ht We’re going to get you to the hospital, okay? We’ve got you, Theo"
Dad muttered, "Has he ever mentioned--any illness, any other episodes--"
"No" Paul looked grim
Could he be sick? Please just let him be sick But we all knew Theo didn’t have epilepsy We kneas to bla Wyatt Conley’s spy had puain, for ave hie than we knew Theo hadn’t been getting better; he’d been getting worse
Conley had told us he didn’t like relying on Nightthief for his di could be harht was the very first tiht be
The first tiht Paul decided to do whatever it took to save him
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THE WIND BLOWS THROUGH THE GLASSLESS WINDOW OF the Castel Sant’Angelo, ruffling the veil I wear over my curly hair "You knew Paul would have to come to the Triadverse," I say to Conley "To look for a cure, for Theo"