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Contagious? No wonder Ta--she probably believed it, too, that I was out here infecting Tyler as we spoke

I shookThat’s not what he wants from me He wants to do experiments--to hurt me"

But when she answered er sounded like she was losing it "No, Kyra, you’re wrong You’re confused You need to turn yourself in so he can help That’s all he wants, is to help you They all just want to help before it’s too late"

My face fell as I turned to stare out the side"Moe she’d left ht before the people froo anywhere I’ll be home soon

She hadn’t been on her way hootten to her and filled her head with lies, and she’d given him permission to come and take me To "help" me

For all Tyler’s words about family and that it was a parent’s job to protect us noto hand ers who’d lied to her, without even talking to ht; I couldn’t trust anyone

Not even my own mother My mom

I hung up on her and sat there clutching the cell phone in my fist while tears streamed down my face I wondered hen I’d been taken--they couldn’t have stripped me of my emotions too Because it sucked to feel this way: betrayed and alone

Tyler didn’t ht away He knew, of course It ritten all over my tear-streaked face

And then the phone insound, and aped at it The call was over But the phone had coe on the face flashed: CONNECTING

CONNECTING