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We were almost thereThe tunnel turned back on itself in a sharp V
How many times had I rounded this corner, my hand tracing along the inside of the pointed
switchback, just like this? I'd never traced along the outside wallIt was uneven, with jutting
rocks that would leave bruises and cause me to tripStaying on the inside was a shorter walk
anyway
When they'd first showed me that the V was not a V but a Y?two branches forking off from
another tunnel,the tunnel?I'd felt pretty stupidLike Jeb said, hiding things in plain sight was
sometimes the cleverest routeThe times I'd been desperate enough to even consider escaping
the caves, my mind had skipped right replica gucci bag over this place in my speculationsThis was the hole, the
prisonIn my head, it was the darkest, deepest well in the cavesThis was where they'd buried
me
Even Mel, sneakier than I was, had never dreamed that they'd held me captive just a few paces
from the exit
It wasn't even the only exitBut the other was small and tight, a crawl spaceI hadn't found
that one because I'd walked into these caves standing uprightI hadn't been looking forthat kind
of tunnelBesides, I'd never explored the edges of Doc's hospital; I'd avoided it from the
beginning
The voice, familiar even though it seemed part of another life, interrupted my thoughts
?I wonder how you're still alive, prada gauffre bag eating like thisUgh!?
Something plastic clattered against the rocks
I could see the blue light as we rounded the last corner
?I didn't know humans had the patience to starve someone to deathThat seems like too
complex a plan for you shortsighted creatures to grasp?Gotta say, I'm impressed with those boysSurprised they held up this long
We turned into the lit dead-end tunnelBrandt and Aaron, both sitting as far as possible from
the end of the tunnel where the Seeker paced, both with guns in their hands, sighed with relief
when they saw us approaching
?Finally,? Brandt mutteredHis face was etched in hard lines of grief
The Seeker halted in her pacing
I was rolex submariner watches surprised to see the conditions she was kept in
She was not stuffed into the tiny cramped hole, but comparatively free, stomping to and fro
across the short width of the tunnelOn the floor, against the flat end of the tunnel, were a mat
and a pillowA plastic tray was tilted at an angle against the wall at about the midpoint of the
cave; a few jicama roots lay scattered near it with a soup bowlA little soup was splattered out
from where that layThis explained the clatter I'd just heard?she'd thrown her foodIt looked as
though she'd eaten most of it first, though
I stared at this relatively humane setup and felt an odd pain in my stomach
Who didwekill?Melanie muttered fake white chanel watches sullenly
?You want a minute with her?? Brandt asked me, and the pain stabbed againHad Brandt ever
referred tome using a feminine pronoun? I wasn't surprised that Jeb had done this for the Seeker,
but everyone else?
?Yes,? I whispered
?Careful,? Aaron cautioned?She's an angry little thing
The others stayed where they wereI walked down the tunnel alone
It was hard to lift my eyes, to meet the gaze that I could feel like cold fingers pressing against
my face
The Seeker was glaring at me, a harsh sneer twisting her featuresI'd never seen a soul use that
expression before
?Well, hello there,Melanie, ? she mocked me?What took you so long to come visit??
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