Dead Mann Running (9781101596494) (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
I think it was because they wanted to see if I could write my name, so I tried not to misspell Seabrook. According to the form, I’d shown “unusual proactive behavior”—unusual, as the flamer explained, being what they were looking for at the Chambers Observation Center. We were being watched more than I thought. The raggedy? Well, that was a gimme. On her form it only said, “unusual.” It was bright and cold the day we were transferred. When the last bus of the day rolled in, fifty new chakz tumbled off. The incoming were increasing. When the bus left, it was only me, the raggedy, and the driver. She sat across the aisle from me in the middle of the bus, close but not too close. Outside, a group of curious campers gathered to watch us go. She watched through the window, giving back the same dull expression they gave us. Not looking at me, she asked, “Feel guilty leaving them behind?” “I did get them some bleach and a few folding chairs,” I told her. “Some favor. Two went feral when they couldn’t unfold the chairs,”
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