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On theof the sixth day, I opened my bedroom door, ready to face another day locked in an e back to work the next day, where Will and Tasha would have to take responsibility for keepingat my father I froze The hair on the back ofup for some reason, like he was an intruder, and not my father, who loved me, and had been there since the day I woke up from my coma
He looked at me solemnly Then he held up the copy of Don’t Go Out Alone that I’d left on the kitchen table the night before, and asked, "Is this the source of the signal interference in the house?"
"I…" For ato say Finally, I nodded, and said, "It has a scra in on me Or Nathan It’s his book, really, but he let me borrow it because I hadn’t read it as many times as he had, and it seemed sort of important that I understand it, and--"
"Sal"
"--anye thought we’d be seeing each other again sooner than this I know I scared you, but do I really deserve to be locked in like soivable, and all I did was get scared! And--"
"Sal!"
This ti, eyes wide as I stared at hi the book--but not, I noted, handing it to me "How sure are you that this works?"
"How did you knoas doing anything at all?" I countered
"I was scanning for Sy for the last six days You shouldn’t have let thehed, shoulders slu For the first time, I wondered if the past five days hadn’t been as hard on his I’ve found have been nontrans them Why didn’t you tell me about this?"
"When, exactly, would you like roundedone of the times when you left lared at hie to snatch the book out of his hands "I tried to tell you I tried to tell you a lot of things You never gave me the opportunity Every time I opened my mouth, you either sent uardianship’ bullshit? We are so done I a you to court after this, if that’s what it takes, and I a a deep breath Then he said, "I’htened There was every chance that Sy the house, and I couldn’t risk you saying soed to find and deactivate all of their listening devices It was best for everyone if I seery with you"
"Why would Sy our house?" I asked "I already answer all their questions"