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But I didn’t share Simon’s sympathy for Griffin’s dad It was hard to feel bad for a hter to a lifeti less than human He’d taken away her chance at an ordinary-everyday-nor to school and graduating and having a fa her in the first place She never asked for what he did For the rest of us, it happened by chance What he did was on purpose," I argued

Then so struck me

"Kind of like what I did to Tyler?" I asked, but I asked it flatly, and Si an expression that said he saw right through me: I didn’t mean it Which was true, because I didn’t

"That’s not even kinda the same"

I’d known Tyler would never be able to see his friends or his faain when I’d decided to let hi about the not-human part Besides, even if I had, he would have died if I hadn’t done anything at all

Notmore about Griffin, suddenly I wasn’t so sure I didn’t want to stay with her at Blackwater To train with her army

Except I knew that wasn’t true either, not really I was angry--for her and for ry I’d never been a rage-against-the-irl

Cat had been the one who had causes She’d been the one to boycott big businesses and start petitions and join groups to raise social awareness I’d always been along for the ride Even if I did stay at Blackwater Ranch, that’s what I’d be doing, going along for the ride

I didn’t have that kind of fire in ht Division was relentless in their pursuit to capture us I would still rather steer clear of theht as well be Jack trying to slay the giant Even if we iants

They had more resources than we ever would

Besides, I still couldn’t wrap

In ent Truular people, like an Like Cat and Austin and all the kids I’d gone to school with, who even though they were older than I was noere still the sarown up with my whole life It didn’t matter that I could see in the dark or needed less sleep None of those things changed the fact that when it cairl I’d always been I still liked to watch The Little Mers in the shower, and I wanted to play softball and be kissed like I was the only girl in the world

I s that made me who I was, not the fact that if I concentrated super hard, I could levitate a book with ht about it, so could a lot of guys in Vegas ore sparkly suits and did ic tricks