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Chapter 27

           Alby’swholebodyjerkedacoupleoftimes,hismidsectionthrustingupandawayfromthebed.Then,slowly,hecalmed,andafewsecondslaterhelaystill,hisbreathevening;hiseyesglazedover.

           ThomasheldfirmtoAlby’slegs,afraidtomoveandsettheboyoffagain.NewtwaitedafullminutebeforeheslowlyletgoofAlby’shands.Thenanotherminutebeforehepulledhiskneebackandstoodup.Thomastookthatashiscuetodothesame,hopingtheordealhadtrulyended.

           Albylookedup,eyesdroopy,asifhewasontheedgeofslippingintoadeepsleep."I’msorry,Newt,"hewhispered."Don’tknowwhathappened.Itwaslike...somethingwascontrollingmybody.I’msorry...."

           Thomastookadeepbreath,surehe’dneverexperiencesomethingsodisturbinganduncomfortableagain.Hehoped.

           "Sorries,nothin’,"Newtreplied."Youweretryingtobloodykillyourself."

           "Wasn’tme,Iswear,"Albymurmured.

           Newtthrewhishandsup."Whatdoyoumeanitwasn’tyou?"heasked.

           "Idon’tknow....It...itwasn’tme."AlbylookedjustasconfusedasThomasfelt.

           ButNewtseemedtothinkitwasn’tworthtryingtofigureout.Atleastatthemoment.HegrabbedtheblanketsthathadfallenoffthebedinAlby’sstruggleandpulledthematopthesickboy."Getyourbutttosleepandwe’lltalkaboutitlater."Hepattedhimonthehead,thenadded,"You’remessedup,shank."

           ButAlbywasalreadydriftingoff,noddingslightlyashiseyesclosed.

           NewtcaughtThomas’sgazeandgesturedforthedoor

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