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@@@@@?I imagine it took a lot of rest stops to get it this far My heart, which had been thrumming like a bird's for the entire episode, settled into a less frantic rhythm The next day we were cleaning mirrors in the room that housed the cornfieldJeb told me this was something they had to do routinely, as the combination of humidity and dust caked the mirrors until the light was too dim to feed the plantsIt was Ian, working with us again, who scaled the rickety wooden ladder while Jeb and I tried to keep the base steadyIt was a difficult task, given Ian's weight and the homemade ladder's poor balanceBy the end of the day, my arms were limp and aching I didn't even notice until we were done and heading for the kitchen that the improvised holster Jeb always wore was empty I gasped out loud, my knees locking like a startled colt'sMy body tottered to a halt ?What's wrong, Wanda?? Jeb asked, too innocent I would have answered if Ian hadn't been right beside him, watching my strange behavior with fascination in his vivid blue eyes So I just gave Jeb a wide-eyed look of mingled disbelief and reproach, and then slowly began walking beside him again, shaking my head ?What's that about?? Ian muttered to Jeb, as if I were deaf ?Beats me,? Jeb said; he lied as only a human could, smooth and guileless He was a good liar, and I began to wonder if leaving the gun behind today, and leaving me alone yesterday, and all this effort forcing me into human company was his way of getting me killed without doing the job himselfWas the friendship all in my head? Another lie? This was my fourth day eating in the kitchen Jeb, Ian, and I walked into the long, hot room?into a crowd of humans chatting in low voices about the day's events?and nothing happened There was no sudden silenceNo one paused to stare daggers at meNo one seemed to notice us at all Jeb steered me to an empty counter and then went to get enough bread for threeIan lounged next to me, casually turning to the girl on his other sideIt was the young blonde?he called her Paige ?How are things going? How are you holding up with Andy gone?? he asked