Starcrossed (Starcrossed 1) - Page 260

man probably did mean to do something terrible, but did that justify

frying him?

?First, you don?t know that you killed him. Second, it was a reflex.

Whether he deserved to die or not isn?t the point. You

shouldn?t feel guilty about something that was done in self-defense,?

Lucas insisted. He touched Helen?s shoulder. She moved

away from him uncertainly, not knowing how to feel. Luckily,

Jason changed the subject.

?So you?ve always known she wasn?t entirely human,? Jason said

to Claire with a wry smile. ?Didn?t that ever bother you??

?I was a little worried she might try to drag me off to hell and

drain my essence at some point, but I figured that was still better

than having Gretchen for a best friend,? Claire said with just

enough honesty to get a laugh. ?Plus, I don?t know if you?ve noticed

or not, but this island is full of white people. Not exactly easy growing

up Japanese here. But with Lennie around I always knew no

matter how strange I was, she would always be way stranger. So

that was nice.?

?And you never told anyone else over all of these years? You never

mentioned it to someone when you were little, even by accident??

Lucas asked skeptically.

?Come on Lucas, I?m not stupid! I saw E.T., you know, and I

know what the men in the white coats did to him and Elliot,? she

replied with a disgusted look on her face. ?I?d never tell on Lennie.

Or you, for that matter.?

?Thanks,? Lucas replied, a little confused by the alien metaphor.

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He and Jason shared another look, and this time there was obvious

admiration in their eyes.

?You know what I don?t get?? Helen asked, changing the subject.

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