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@@@@@?And I'm not going to His arms wrapped tightly around my waist, and his face pressed against my shoulder?Everything is going to be all right,? he promised me, his voice thick I patted his back and ran my fingers through his tangled mane?Okay,? I said, agreeing to accept his silenceAfter all, I had my secrets, too, didn't I? ?Don't be upset, JamieWhatever it is, it will all work out for the bestYou're going to be fine As I said the words, I willed them to be true ?I don't know what to hope for,? he whispered As I stared into the dark at nothing in particular, trying to understand what he wouldn't say, a faint glow caught my eye at the far end of the hallway?dim but conspicuous in the black caveQuick, hide behind the boxes Jamie's head snapped up, toward the yellow light that was getting brighter by the secondI listened for the accompanying footsteps but heard nothing ?I'm not going to hide,? he breathed?Get behind me, Wanda ?No!? ?Jamie!? Jared shouted?I know you're back here!? My legs felt hollow, numbDid it have to be Jared? It would be so much easier for Jamie if Kyle were the one to kill me ?Go away!? Jamie shouted back The yellow light sped up and turned into a circle on the far wall Jared stalked around the corner, the flashlight in his hand sweeping back and forth across the rock floorHe was clean again, wearing a faded red shirt I recognized?it had hung in the room where I'd lived for weeks and so was a familiar sightHis face was also familiar?it wore exactly the same expression it had since the first moment I'd shown up here The beam of the flashlight hit my face and blinded me; I knew the light reflected brilliantly off the silver behind my eyes, because I felt Jamie jump?just a little start, and then he set himself more firmly than before