My fingertips traced the edges of the mat beneath... My fingertips traced the edges of the mat beneath meHow did I get here, sleeping under the
stars?
“They didn't wait,” Jamie said to Ian“It will be over soon
“Help me up,” I said
Jamie reached for my hand, but Ian shook his head
Ian slid his arms under me, very careful to avoid the worst of the sore spotsHe pulled me up
off the ground, and my head spun like a ship about to capsize
“What did Doc do to me?”
“He gave you a little of the leftover morphine, so that he could check you out without hurting
youYou needed sleep anyway
I
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“Shh,” he said, and I could hear a low voice in the distance
I could see the group of humans againThey stood at the mouth of a low, dark, open space
carved out by the wind under the unstable-looking pile of bouldersThey stood in a ragged line,
facing the shadowed grotto
I recognized Trudy's voice
“Walter always saw the bright side of thingsHe could see the bright side of a black hole
I saw a figure step forward, saw the gray-and-black braid swing as she moved, and
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Trudy toss a handful of something into the darknessSand scattered from her fingers, falling to
the ground with a faint hiss
She went back to stand beside her husbandGeoffrey moved away from her, stepped forward
toward the black space
“He'll find his Gladys nowHe's happier where he is Geoffrey threw his handful of dirt
Ian carried me to the right side of the line of people, close enough to see into the murky grotto
There was a darker space on the ground in front of us, a big oblong around which the entire
human population stood in
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Everyone was there–everyone
Kyle stepped forward
I trembled, and Ian squeezed me gently
Kyle did not look in our directionI saw his face in profile; his right eye was nearly swollen
shut
“Walter died human,” Kyle said“None of us can ask for more than that He threw a fistful of
dirt into the dark shape on the ground
Kyle rejoined the group
Jared stood beside himHe took the short walk and stopped at the edge of Walter's grave
“Walter was good through and throughNot one of us is his equal
Jamie walked forward, and
deville watch Jared patted his shoulder once as they passed each other
“Walter was brave,” Jamie said“He wasn't afraid to die, he wasn't afraid to live, and… he
wasn't afraid tobelieveHe made his own decisions, and he made good ones Jamie threw his
handfulHe turned and walked back, his eyes locked on mine the whole way
“Your turn,” he whispered when he was at my side
Andy was already moving forward, a shovel in his hands
“Wait,” Jamie said in a low voice that carried in the silence“Wanda and Ian haven't said
anything
There was an unhappy mutter around
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