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Saturday, July 31st, 2010

    Time Event
    12:24a
    She'll help us–she won't let anyone hurt you,...
    She'll help us–she
    won't let anyone hurt you, just like me
    The girl–or was she a woman? She was tiny, but there was a subtle curviness to her shape that
    suggested more maturity than her size–stared at me, her eyes huge with frightKyle put his arms
    around her waist, and she let him pull her into his sideShe clung there, as if he were an anchor,
    her pillar of safety Never thought I'd say that“I won't let anyone hurt youYour name is Sunny?” I
    asked softly
    The woman's eyes flashed up to Kyle's faceYou don't have to be afraid of Wanda“Her
    real name is longer–something about ice
    “Sunlight Passing Through the Ice,” she whispered to omega replica watches me
    I saw Jeb's eyes brighten with his unquenchable curiosity
    “She doesn't mind being called just Sunny, thoughShe said it was fine,” Kyle assured meHer eyes flickered from my face to Kyle's and back againThe other men were
    totally silent and totally motionlessThe little circle of calm soothed her a bit, I could seeShe
    must have been able to feel the change in the atmosphereThere was no hostility toward her,
    none at all
    “I was a Bear, too, Sunny,” I told her, trying to make her feel just a little more comfortable
    “They called me Lives in the Stars, then
    “Lives in the Stars,” she whispered, her eyes somehow, impossibly, getting dolce and gabbana handbag wider
    I suppressed a groan“You lived in the second crystal city, I guessI heard the story so many times…”
    “Did you like being a Bear, Sunny?” I asked quicklyI didn't really want to get into my history
    right now“Were you happy there?”
    Her face crumpled at my questions; her eyes locked onto Kyle's face and filled with tears
    “I'm sorry,” I apologized at once, looking to Kyle, too, for an explanation
    I could barely hear her answering whisper
    Her words brought a thick lump to my throat Kyle put his hand on the back of her head and, in a gesture so tender
    it made my eyes smart, held her face against his chest
    Jeb cleared his throat, dolce and gabbana knock off and Sunny started and cringedIt was easy to imagine the frayed state her
    nerves must be inSouls were not designed to handle violence and terror
    I remembered long ago when Jared had interrogated me; he'd asked if I was like other soulsI
    was not, nor was the other soul they'd dealt with, my SeekerSunny, however, seemed to
    embody the essence of my gentle, timid species; we were powerful only in great numbers
    “Sorry, Sunny,” Jeb said“Didn't mean to scare you, thereMaybe we ought to get out of here,
    though His eyes swept around the cave, where a few people lingered by the exits, gawking at
    usHe stared hard at Reid and Lucina, and they tiffany heart tag necklace ducked down the corridor toward the kitchen
    “Probably ought to git along to Doc,” Jeb continued with a sigh, giving the frightened little
    woman a wistful glanceI guessed he was sad to be missing out on new storiesHe kept his arm firmly around Sunny's tiny waist and pulled her with him
    toward the southern tunnel
    I followed right behind, towing the others who still adhered to me
    Jeb paused, and we all stopped with himHe jabbed the butt of his gun into Jamie's hip
    “Ain't you got school, kid?”
    “Aw, Uncle Jeb,please? Please? I don't want to miss –”
    “Get your behind to class
    Jamie turned his hurt eyes on me, but Jeb was absolutely chanel handbag 2.55 rig

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