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One of the older Yellows, a girl na on Clancy’s door She didn’t wait to be let in; I actually fell off the bed with the force of her entrance
"What’s this about you denying our request to leave?" Tangles of dark curls flew around her face "You let Ada and his guys go, and you and I both know they have the collective brainpower of a fly--"
The floorboard squeaked as I took a step back toward the bed Clancy had left the curtain open when he went to answer the door, so Kylie had a full view ofhands on her shoulders "Oharound? Did you even look at my proposal? I spent days on that!"
"I read it three ti me forith his hand He looked at her with the sa san "But I’m happy to discuss why I had to decline now Ruby--tomorrow?"
And just like that, I foundweather was still sporadic--cold and dis teeks holed up with Clancy hadup with the season’s bipolar tendencies even harder I stripped my sweatshirt off and pulled ht was to check in on Zu, but I didn’t want to interrupt her lessons I tried to find Chubs in the gardens, but the girl in charge told me--in her bossiest voice--that she hadn’t seen hi to rat him out to Clancy for the punish, but she didn’t elaborate
I found hiical place
"You know," I called as I stepped onto the dock, "bread is actually bad for ducks"
Chubs didn’t so much as look up I sat down next to him, but it only pro and book behind
"Hey!" I called "What’s your problem?"
No response
"Chubs--Charles!"
He whirled back around "You want to knohat my problem is? Where do I even start? How about that it’s been almost a month, and we’re still here? How about the fact that you and Lee and Suzuh we’re supposed to be working to learn a way to get ho from?" I asked Maybe he hadn’t fit in as naturally as Lia to other kids as he worked He seeain, as he ever? "This place really isn’t that bad--"
"Ruby, it’s horrible!" he burst out "Horrible! We’re told when to eat, when to sleep, what to wear, and we’re forced to work How is this any different from camp?"
I sucked in a sharp breath "You’re the one that wanted to cohty expectations, but it works for us If you’d just try, you could be happy here We’re safe! Why are you in such a hurry to leave?"