![]() Trees with the lightning grace of playing cards thrown flat and spinning. I was imagining something involving hungry nanos. “Telling the truth? I didn’t know we were going to talk about this with her. “It would be better if one of us was still a real Special.” Tally came to a halt at the next doorway. Cable will scan us, to see if we’re telling the truth,” Shay said. “ How exactly will me being a psycho help?” “Dr. Shay hadn’t explained that plan in detail yet. “Thanks, Shay.” “And there’s one other thing: It’ll help if you’re still a Special when we go back home to stop this war.” Tally frowned. I think you can cure yourself this time.” “Oh.” Tally swallowed. ![]() “ It’s all my fault what you are, and I didn’t want to force you to change again. “Because I’m sorry about what I did.” “When?” “Making you special.” Shay’s voice was shaking. ![]() “ So why didn’t you cure me? You had the chance, when I was out cold.” There was another pause, the faraway whirr of the helicopter filtering through Shay’s skintenna link. It’s totally different.” Tally forced a laugh. You don’t think you’re better than everyone else, just that you’re the center of the universe. ![]() ![]() “But you said I was already that way, didn’t you? Even back in ugly days.” Shay laughed. Shay had yelled at her when they’d split up back on the river. ![]()
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