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@@@@@It was getting very crowded around the cot I took his hand and squeezed itMy hands felt so feebleCould he even feel the pressure? ?Jamie!? ?Hey, Wanda! This is cool, isn't it? You're smaller than me now!? He grinned, triumphantI'm almost ?? And then I stopped, changing my sentence abruptly?My birthday is in two weeks I might have been disoriented and confused, but I wasn't stupidMelanie's experiences had not gone to waste; I had learned from themIan was every bit as honorable as Jared, and I was not going to go through the frustration Melanie had So I lied, giving myself an extra year From the corner of my eye, I saw Melanie and Ian stiffen in surpriseThis body looked much younger than her true age, hovering on the edge of seventeen It was this little deception, this preemptive claiming of my partner, that made me realize I was staying hereThat I would be with Ian and the rest of my familyMy throat thickened, felt oddly swollen Jamie patted my face, calling my attention backI was surprised at how big his hand felt on my cheek?They let me come on the raid to get you ?I know,? I muttered?I remember? Well, Pet remembers seeing you there I glared at Mel, who shrugged ?We tried not to scare her,? Jamie said?She's so? kind of fragile-looking, you know? And nice, tooWe picked her out together, but I got to decide! See, Mel said we had to get someone young?someone who had a bigger percentage of life as a soul or somethingBut not too young, because she knew you wouldn't want to be a chil