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.