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"L-Let o and talk to Josh," I stammered, as the hunters dropped yet another explosive

"Where is he?" Shayla asked

"I left him in my apartment Lethe, please take me there"

Lethe soared aith me over the treetops As we reachedme to leap down I raced into the apartment to find that Josh hadout at the chopper-filled sky over the Port

He turned tojust as confused and anxious as he had when I’d left hi on?" he croaked

I drew in a deep breath, buying ht about how best to explain this to hiured it was best to just tell hiarcoat it

"The IBSI… They ad you as a specih they refuse to say what for… but they’re deed "What? How do they even know I am here?"

I scanned his face, neck, arms, and hands: every inch of his skin that was uncovered by clothing "They claiht now, that’s beside the point" I sed hard, steelingthat if we do not return you, you’re going to die"

He stared at me, dumbstruck "Die? Die fro out in frustration "We have no idea A part ofand this is soive you up, but another part of ain "I hate to lay this on you, Josh I really do But this is a decision that none of us can make This is your life You need to decide"

He covered his face with his hands, rubbing his teroan "I would rather die than return to theh that hat I’d expected he would say, I didn’t voice reement He needed to make this decision without any interference on ain at the choppers, buzzing around in the sky like angry black hornets He shook his head, shuddering His brown eyes darkened "I don’t want to go back to theht’ve lost his memory, but deep down I believed he must have still been conscious of the trauh

"For all I know," he went on, "they could wipe ht bunker for God kno long"