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Come to me

Maybe I will, Lana thought And maybe you won’t like it much when I do

ELEVEN

70 HOURS, 11 MINUTES

“MOTHER MARY WANTS to draft two more kids,” Astrid told Sam

“Okay Approved”

“Dahra says we’re running low on kids’ Tylenol and kids’ Advil, she wants tothem split adult pills”

Saesture “What?”

“We’re running low on kid pills, Dahra wants to split adult pills”

Sarown man “Okay Whatever Approved” He took a sip of water from a bottle The wrapper on the bottle said “Dasani” but it was tap water The dishes from dinner—horrible homee each—had been pushed aside onto the sideboard where in the old days the mayor of Perdido Beach had kept framed pictures of his family It was one of the better ly good

There was littleeverything was over

Astrid puffed out her cheeks and sighed “Kids are asking why Lana isn’t around when they need her”

“I can only ask Lana to heal big things I can’t demand she be around 24/7 to handle every boo-boo”

Astrid looked at the list she had compiled on her laptop “Actually, I think this involved a stubbed toe that ‘hurted’”

“How much more is on the list?” Sam asked