I was not there, but I remember some of what my... 374
I was not there, but I remember some of what
my mother's mother's mother remembered of it
?How old areyou? ? Ian asked, leaning toward me, his brilliant blue eyes penetrating
?I don't know in Earth years
?An estimate?? he pressed
?Thousands of years, maybe?I lose track of the years spent in hibernation
Ian leaned back, stunned
?Wow, that's old,? Jamie breathed
?But in a very real sense, I'm younger than you,? I murmured to himI
feel like a child all the time
Jamie's lips pulled up slightly at the cornersHe kelly hermes bags liked the idea of being more mature than I was
?What's the aging process for your kind?? Doc asked?The natural life span??
?We don't have one,? I told him?As long as we have a healthy host, we can live forever
A low murmur?angry? frightened? disgusted? I couldn't tell?swirled around the edges of the
caveI saw that my answer had been unwise; I understood what these words would mean to
them The low, furious word came from Sharon's direction, but she hadn't turned
Jamie squeezed my hand, seeing again in my eyes chanel jewelry the desire to boltThis time I gently pulled
my hand free
?I'm not hungry anymore,? I whispered, though my bread sat barely touched on the counter
beside meI hopped down and, hugging the wall, made my escape
Jamie followed right behind meHe caught up to me in the big garden plaza and handed me the
remains of my bread
?It was real interesting, honest,? he told me?I don't think anyone's too upset
?Jeb put Doc up to this, didn't he??
?You tell good storiesOnce everyone knows that, they'll want to hear themJust gucci backpack like me and
Jeb
?What if I don'twant to tell them??
Jamie frowned?Well, I guess then? you shouldn'tBut it seems like you don't mind telling me
stories I could have said,You don't want to kill me, but the implications
would have upset him
?Once people get to know you, they'll all like you
?Ian and Doc do not like me, JamieThey're just morbidly curiousWe were to our room by nowI shoved the screen aside and threw myself
onto the mattressJamie sat down less forcefully beside me and looped his arms around chloe bag his
knees
?Don't be mad,? he pleaded
?It won't be so bad
?Doc's going to do this every time I go in the kitchen, isn't he??
Jamie nodded sheepishly
?We all want to know
I sighed and rolled onto my stomach?Does Jeb have to get his way every single time??
Jamie thought for a moment, then nodded
I took a big bite of breadWhen I was done chewing, I said, ?I think I'll eat in here from now
on
?Ian's going to ask you questions tomorrow when you're weeding the spinachJeb's not making
him?he wants to
?Well, that's bag chloe paddington wonder
