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She tries to find his door so she can close it She tries, and she can’t feel anything She doesn’t know if she’s touching so She is paralyzed Numb Desperate On the bloody beach, Mr Reed looks at her and beckons her to come with him "Behind here We’ll be safe behind here," he says

"No!" she tries to screaet his attention Not behind there! She knoill happen

Mr Reed’s fingers drop off first

Then his nose and ears

He looks at Janie

Like always

Like she’s betrayed him

"Why didn’t you tell ain and again, she fights, her head feeling like it ht explode any moment Just die, old man! she wants to yell I can’t do this one anymore! She knows it’s al new

Mr Reed turns to her as his feet break free fros His eyes are ith terror, and the battle rages around theun into her arms His arm breaks off his shoulder as he does it, and it cru "Help me Help me, Janie"

Janie’s eyes widen She sees the enemy, but she knows they can’t see her She is safe She looks at the pleading eyes of Mr Reed

Lifts the gun

Points

And pulls the trigger

10:59 pm

Janie is curled on a portable stretcher in the east hallhen the roaring gunfire in old Mr Reed’s dream stops abruptly She blinks, her vision clears slowly, and she sees two Heather Ho

down at her She sits up halfway Her head pounds

"Careful, Janie, honey," soothes a voice "You were having a seizure or so Let’s wait for the doc, okay?"

Janie cocks her head and listens for the faint sound of beeping A moment later, she hears it

"Old Mr Reed is dead," she says, her voice rasping She falls back on the stretcher and passes out June 22, 2005

The doctor says, "We need to do some tests Do a CAT scan"