Elianstoodupimmediately.Withouthesitation,heslungCra’sbackpack—stuffedwithreferencebooksandheavyasarock—overoneshoulderandstrodetowardthewindow-sideer.
Crawasstillinthesamepositionasbefore,herburningcheekpressedtothecoldgss,asifshe’dlosttheabilitytorespondtotheworld.Eliandidn’trushher.Hedidn’tyahewayhehadatthecram-schoolbuilding.
Heonlyreachedout,slowedhismovementsdown,andgavehernarrowshoulderalight,carefulpat.
Craopenedhereyesslowly.Thefeverkepthervisionfromfogrightaway,butthemomentsheuooditwasherturn,shedrewih.
Bothhandscmpedhardoicedgeofthechair.Shebitdownonherpalelowerlipandforcedherselfuprightonwhatlittlestrengthshehadleft—swaying.
She’dstoodtoofast.Aviolentwaveofdizzinesshit.Hervisionbed,andherbodylurched.
Elian’sbreathcaught.Instinctivelyhetookalongstepforward,armsopening—almostreadytoscoopherfrombehindandpullheragainsthim.
Buthestoppedhimself.
Becauseiantshewasabouttoloseherbance,Crashotherlefthandoutandpresseditftagainstthewhitewallbesideher,usingittosteadyherself.
“I.”
Shedidn’tlookback.
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