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@@@@@ I murmured the words in a daze ?Eat something,? Ian urged?You'll worry him if he sees you like this I rubbed my eyes, trying to think straightThere was nothing to treat him with hereNo options but waiting to see if his body could heal itselfAnd if it couldn't? ?No,? I gasped I felt as if I were standing on the edge of Walter's grave again, listening to the sound of sand falling into the darkness ?No,? I moaned, fighting against the memory I turned mechanically and started walking with stiff strides toward the exit ?Wait,? Ian said, but he didn't pull against the hand he still held Jeb caught up to me on the other side and shoved more food into my free hand ?Eat for the kid's sake,? he said I bit into it without tasting, chewed without thinking, swallowed without feeling the food go down ?Knew she was gonna overreact,? Jeb grumbled ?So why did you tell her?? Ian asked, frustratedI wondered why he didn'tWas this worse even than I imagined? ?Is he in the hospital?? I asked in an emotionless, inflectionless voice ?No, no,? Ian assured me quickly I didn't even feel relief I would have gone into that room again for Jamie, even if it was still reeking of blood I didn't see the familiar caves I walked throughI barely noticed that it was dayI couldn't meet the eyes of any of the humans who stopped to stare at meI could only put one foot in front of the other until I finally reached the hallw