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Good thing I didn’t tell hihter and picked so up

"Because We’re never going to be able to kill all of them, and every time we piss so to coht about that We just need to be invisible But that’s not very realistic, is it?"

Peter sighed "I guess not" He got up and went over to the pantry, absently ht?"

"Yeah, you can drea to shoot for"

"Well, I know you’re happy here and all And as far as invisibility is concerned, it’s nearly ideal But my idea of the perfect hoators" He e off the dead, s insects that plagued us night and day

"I hear ya If you can think of so better, feel free to share This is the best I could co his hands out to helpa little I’?" I asked, taking his hands and using theo until the dizziness subsided

"To the bathroom and the showers Ready?"

I nodded "Yeah Just handbread"

Peter bent down and grabbed it, handing it tofor me to putas expected, sh - it was easier walking a straight line with Peter there to guide me We made our way slowly to the outhouse path, with oton the toilet, pants down aroundsuccess

Our next stop was the shohere I struggled but eventually was able to wash es off for hly

The stitches were ugly and the skin around the to have a terrible scar But I could tell that the edges of the injury had already started to connect, and so far, I didn’t have any signs of infection

I started to wonder what Bodo ht think about h tears for a while … maybe for a lifetime I was done with sadness and ready to move on to hope Until I saw evidence of his dead body, I was going to assume he was alive and out there somewhere for me to find

I ca like a new person I was clean, , and I had a hth to make me ready to at least face the day and find out what Koanted froo find out what Kowi’s deal is"

"Okee dokee Coo see the boss! Yes, yes, yes!" He was baby-talking now "The bossy wossy The chiefy weefy…"

I s the two of them act like complete idiots Life did not totally suck, and I refused toin sorrow anymore until I knew for sure that I had a reason to

Chapter Two

PETER AND I ENTERED THE clinic and went to Kowi’s bedside We found hiot closer, I realized it was George’s journal I bit back the scolding that was on the tip of ue He had to be bored out of his ood readingin it, probably because every page orth studying

"Oh, hey" Kowi held up the book "Borrowed the journal Hope that’s okay"

"No problee that was on his abdoh "How are you feeling?"

"Better, actually" He looked down at his wound "If the da, I’d feel a little h"

"That’s nor in to join us "Hey, Bryn … Peter What’s up?"

"Just co?"

Celia lifted up her half-ared She see it around nohen before she had always kept it glued to her side "As good as I can be, I guess" She turned her attention to Kowi "Here Take this" She handed hi"

"Yes, boss," he said, before throwing the pill into hisdown the entire bottle He handed it back to her "There you go Ready to poke and prod now?"

She scowled at him "I’ll do that later, after they leave" She walked away to tend to another patient

"What are they poking you for?" asked Peter, probably wondering likeso the bandages, seeing if there’s any pus in there"

Peter grimaced "Sorry I asked"

Kowi s poked is better than the alternative"

"Not being poked?" I asked

He laughed "No Being too dead to bother poking" Then his smile disappeared "Oh, crap Sorry, Bryn I didn’t … rinned madly at him "No offense"

Kowi frowned atatat me like that Bodo’s not dead I’d know it if he were"

Peter’s eyes got wide but he said nothing