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@@@@@ “She's a good person “But why does she likeyou? ” Same reason “She says, for the same reason“Got her brainwashed, huh?” Wow, she's worse than the first one can see why the Seeker was so obnoxiousCan you imagine having that in your head all the time? I wasn't the only thing Lacey objected to “Do you have anywhere better to live than these caves? It's sodirty hereIsn't there a house somewhere, maybe? What do you mean we have to share rooms? Chore schedule? I don't understandI have to work? I don't thinkyou understand…” Jeb had given her the usual tour the next day, trying to explain, through clenched teeth, the way we all lived hereWhen they'd passed me–eating in the kitchen with Ian and Jamie–he threw me a look that clearly asked why I hadn't let Aaron shoot her while that was still an option The tour was more crowded than mineEveryone wanted to see the miracle for themselvesIt didn't even seem to matter to most of them that she was… difficultAgain, I felt a little of that bitter jealousy She represented hopeShe would be here long after I was gone Lucky you,Mel whispered sarcastically Talking to Ian and Jamie about what had happened was not as difficult and painful as I'd imagined This was because they were, for different reasons, entirely cluelessNeither grasped that this new knowledge meant I would be leaving With Jamie, I understood whyMore than anyone else, he had accepted me and Mel as the package deal we wereHe was able, with his young, open mind, to grasp the reality of our dual personalitiesHe treated us like two people rather than oneMel was so real, so present to