Chapter 9

           AnoddmomentofcompletesilencehungovertheGlade.Itwasasifasupernaturalwindhadsweptthroughtheplaceandsuckedoutallsound.Newthadreadthemessagealoudforthosewhocouldn’tseethepaper,butinsteadoferuptinginconfusion,theGladersallstooddumbfounded.

           Thomaswould’veexpectedshoutsandquestions,arguments.Butnoonesaidaword;alleyesweregluedtothegirl,nowlyingthereasifasleep,herchestrisingandfallingwithshallowbreaths.Contrarytotheiroriginalconclusion,shewasverymuchalive.

           Newtstood,andThomashopedforanexplanation,avoiceofreason,acalmingpresence.Butallhedidwascrumplethenoteinhisfist,veinspoppingfromhisskinashesqueezedit,andThomas’sheartsank.Hewasn’tsurewhy,butthesituationmadehimveryuneasy.

           Albycuppedhishandsaroundhismouth."Med-jacks!"

           Thomaswonderedwhatthatwordmeantheknewhe’dhearditbeforebutthenhewasabruptlyknockedaside.Twoolderboyswerepushingtheirwaythroughthecrowdonewastallwithabuzzcut,hisnosethesizeofafatlemon.Theotherwasshortandactuallyhadgrayhairalreadyconqueringtheblackonthesidesofhishead.Thomascouldonlyhopethey’dmakesomesenseofeverything.

           "Sowhatdowedowithher?"thetalleroneasked,hisvoicemuchhigherpitchedthanThomasexpected.

           "HowshouldIknow?"Albysaid."YoutwoshanksaretheMed-jacksfigureitout."

           Med-jacks,Thomasrepeatedinhishead,alightgoingoff.Theymustbetheclosestthingtheyhavetodoctors.

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