@@@@@ My arms came unfolded, my hands falling
@@@@@ My arms came unfolded, my hands falling open in shockThat's not what I meant
Not killing –”
No one even listened to meJeb was arguing with Jared
“There's no way, kidSomebody'd get a call off to the SeekersEven if we were in and out,
something like that would bring 'em down on us in forceWe'd be hard-pressed to make it out at
allCan't you –”
They still weren't listening to me
“I don't want the boy to die, either, but we can't risk everyone's lives for one person,” Kyle said
“People die here; it happensWe can't get crazy to save one boy
I wanted to choke him, to cut off his air in order to stop his calm words was
the one who wanted to turn his face purpleMelanie felt the same way, but I could tell how
much of the violence came directly from me
“We have to save him,” I said, louder now“Hon, we can't just walk in there and ask
Right then, another very simple and obvious truth occurred to me
The room fell dead silent
I was caught up in the beauty of the plan forming in my headI spoke
mostly to myself, and to Melanie
“They aren'tsuspiciousEven if I'm a horrible liar, they would never suspect me of
anythingThey wouldn't be listening for liesThey would do
anything to help