As the day came to a close, Claude's conversation with Tear weighed heavily on his mind. All the implications hadn't quite sunk in yet, but it unsettled him that she'd been able to feel and experience his time in the basement in such a strong way. Was there some kind of significance behind the fact she'd lived the moment he ran toward Guy in a
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A holler of pain followed the change of position, facing the buses and the sheep herds of patients instead of wide white mountains and dusted tree tops. If Claire had the mind to think it, she might have considered how symbolic the whole thing was. She'd blown her chance to escape the second she had decided to fight instead of flee.
Struggle as she may, her second arms was caught the same as the first. Aaron's bear fell to the ground. Claire gave a shriek of a sob and battled with the grip like a wild animal, hurling her body this way and that, anything to shake the woman off. "Don't touch me!" she screamed, "You can't take it! It's for my baby, you can't take it ( ... )
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"Listen to me," she said, emphasizing each word. "We're only taking it for now. You will get the bear back at dinner. Do you understand me? Please calm down ( ... )
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