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@@@@@She walked not quite slowly enough, working too hard at keeping a casual paceTrying desperately to blend inNo body snatcher would feel that needWhat is Sharon doing walking around human in a huge city like Chicago? Are there others? Trying to find her doesn't even seem like a choice, reallyIf there is a chance there are more humans out there, we have to locate themAnd I have to go aloneSharon will run from anyone but me?well, she will run from me, too, but maybe she will pause long enough for me to explainI am sure I know her secret place?And you?? I ask him in a thick voiceI'm not sure I can physically bear this looming goodbye?Will you be safe?? ?Neither heaven nor hell can keep me apart from you, Melanie Without giving me a chance to catch my breath or wipe away the fresh tears, she threw another at meJamie curls up under my arm?he doesn't fit the way he used toHe has to fold in on himself, his long, gangly limbs poking out in sharp anglesHis arms are starting to turn hard and sinewy, but in this moment he's a child, shaking, cowering almostJared is loading the carJamie would not show this fear if he were hereJamie wants to be brave, to be like Jared?I'm scared,? he whispersI kiss his night-dark hairEven here among the sharp, resinous trees, it smells like dust and sunIt feels like he is part of me, that to separate us will tear the skin where we are joined?You'll be fine with Jared I have to sound brave, whether I feel that way or notI'm scared you won't come ba