Elianstoodupimmediately.Withouthesitation,heslungCra’sbackpack—stuffedwithreferencebooksandheavyasarock—overoneshoulderandstrodetowardthewindow-sideer.

        Crawasstillinthesamepositionasbefore,herburningcheekpressedtothecoldgss,asifshe’dlosttheabilitytorespondtotheworld.Eliandidn’trushher.Hedidn’tyahewayhehadatthecram-schoolbuilding.

        Heonlyreachedout,slowedhismovementsdown,andgavehernarrowshoulderalight,carefulpat.

        Craopenedhereyesslowly.Thefeverkepthervisionfromfhtaway,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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