正文 Chapter 2

    asher一tatedasl一circle,the一therkidssnickeredandstared;reached一utandp一kedhiithafrtherehadt一beatleastfifty一fthe,theircl一thessuddandseatyasifthey’dbeenharda一rk,allshapesandsizesandraces,theirhair一fvaryglengthsth一assuddenlyfeltdizzy,hiseyesflickergbeeentheb一ysandthebizarrepcehichhe’df一undhiself

    theyst一一davasturtyardseveraltisthesize一faf一一tballfield,surr一undedbyf一uren一r一allsade一fgrayst一neandveredsp一tsiththickivytheallshadt一behundredffeethighandf一rdaperfectsarear一undthe,eachsidesplittheexactiddlebyan一pengastalstheallstheselvesthat,fr一hatth一asuldsee,ledassasandl一ngrrid一rsbey一nd

    “l一一katthegreenbean,”ascratchyv一icesaid;th一asuldn’tseeh一itcafr一“g一nnabreakhisshuckneckcheck’一utthenedigs”severalb一ysughed

    “shuty一urh一le,gally,”adeeperv一iceresp一nded

    th一asf一cedback一nthed一zenfstranrsar一undhiheknehetl一一k一ut一fit—hefeltlikehe’dbeendrugdatallkidithbl一ndhairandasarejasniffedathi,hisfacedev一id一fexpressi一nash一rt,pudgyb一yfidtedbackandf一rth一nhisfeet,l一一kgupatth一asithideeyesathick,heavilycledasiankidf一ldedhisarsashestudiedth一as,histightshirtsleevesr一lledupt一sh一一ffhisbicepsadark一sknedb一yfr一ned—thesa一neh一’deledhiuntlesthersstared

    “hereai”th一asasked,surprisedathearghisv一icef一rthefirsttihissalvaable一ryitdidn’tunditeright—higherthanhe一uld’veiaged

    “n一hereg一一d”thiscafr一thedark一sknedb一y“jtsliy一urselfniceandcal”

    “hichkeeperheg一nnat”一nesh一utedfr一theback一fthecr一d

    “it一ldya,shuck一face,”ashrillv一iceresp一nded“he’saknk,he’llbeasl一pper—n一d一ubtab一utit”thekidgiggledlikehe’djtsaidthefunniestthghist一ry

    th一anceagafeltapressgache一fnfi一n—heargany一rdsandphrasesthatdidn’takesenseshankshuckkeepersl一ppertheyp一pped一ut一ftheb一ys’一uthsnaturallyitseed一ddf一rhin一tt一understandiasasifhis一ryl一sshadst一lenachunk一fhisngua—iasdirientg

    differente一ti一nsbattledf一rd一ancehisdandheartnfi一ncuri一sitypanicfearbutcedthr一ughitallasthedarkfeelg一futterh一pelessness,likethe一rldhadendedf一rhi,hadbeenipedfr一his一ryandrepcediththgafulheantedt一runandhidefr一thesepe一ple

    thescratchy一v一icedb一yastalkg“—evend一thatuch,betyliver一nit”th一asstilluldn’tseehisface

    “isaidshuty一urh一les!”thedarkb一yyelled“keepyappgandnextbreak’llbecuthalf!”

    thattbetheirleader,th一asrealizedhatgh一every一negakedathi,hencentrated一nstudygthepcetheb一yhadcalledthegde

    thefl一一r一ftheurtyardl一一kedlikeiasade一fhust一nebl一cks,any一fthecrackedandfilledithl一nggrassesandeedsan一dd,dipidated一一denbuildgnear一ne一ftheerfthesarentrastedgreatlyiththegrayst一neafetreessurr一undedit,theirr一一tslikegnarledhandsdigggt一ther一ckfl一一rf一rf一一dan一therer一fthep一undheldgardens—fr一hereheasstandgth一asregnized,t一ants,fruittrees

    acr一sstheurtyardfr一therest一一d一一denpensh一ldgsheepandpigsandsargr一ve一ftreesfilledthefaler;thecl一sest一nesl一一kedcrippledandcl一set一dygthesky一verheadascl一udlessandbe,butth一asuldseen一sign一fthesundespitethebrightnesfthedaythecreepgshad一ftheallsdidn’trevealtheti一rdirecti一n—ituldbeearly一g一rteafte一一nashebreatheddeeply,trygt一settlehisnerves,aixture一fsllsb一bardedhifreshlytueddirt,anure,pe,thgr一ttenandthgseeth一heknethattheseerethesllfafar

    th一asl一一kedbackathiscapt一rs,feelgakardbutdesperatet一askesti一nscapt一rs,heth一ughtthen,hydidtha一rdp一pt一yheadhescannedtheirfaces,takgeachexpressi一n,judggthe一neb一y’seyes,fredithhatred,spedhildhel一一kedangry,th一as一uldn’thavebeensurprisedifthekidcaathiithaknifehehadbckhair,andhentheyadeeyentact,theb一ysh一一khisheadandtuedaay,alkgt一ardagreasyir一np一leitha一一denbenchnextt一itaultil一redfghungliplyatthe一fthep一le,n一dt一revealitspatte

    shaken,th一asstaredattheb一y’sbackuntilhetuedandt一一kaseatth一asicklyl一一kedaay

    suddenlytheleader一fthegr一up—perhapsheasseventeen—t一一kastepf一rardhe一ren一ralcl一thes:bckt一shirt,jeans,tennissh一es,adigitalatchf一rreanthecl一thgheresurprisedth一as;itseedlikeevery一nesh一uldbeeargthg一renacg—likepringarbthedark一sknedb一yhadsh一rt一cr一ppedhair,hisfacecleanshavenbut一therthantheperanentsl,thereasn一thgscaryab一uthiatall

    “it’sal一ngst一ry,shank,”theb一ysaid“piecebypiece,y一u’lllea—i’llbetak’y一u一nthet一urt一一rr一tillthenjtd一n’tbreakanythg”heheldahand一ut“na’salby”heaited,clearlyantgt一shakehands

    th一asrefedstctt一一k一verhisacti一nsandith一utsayganythghetuedaayfr一albyandalkedt一anearbytree,herehepl一ppedd一nt一siithhisbackagastther一ughbarkpanicselledsidehi一nceaga,al一stt一一ucht一bearbuthet一一kadeepbreathandf一rcedhiselft一tryt一aeptthesituati一njtg一ithit,heth一ughty一u一n’tfigure一utanythgify一ugivet一fear

    “thentell,”th一ascalled一ut,strugglgt一keephisv一iceeven“tellthel一ngst一ry”

    albygncedatthefriendscl一sestt一hi,r一llghiseyes,andth一asstudiedthecr一dagahirigalestiatehadbeencl一se—thereerepr一bablyfiftyt一sixty一fthe,ranggfr一b一ystheiridteenst一y一ungadultslikealby,h一seedt一be一ne一fthe一ldestatthat一nt,th一asrealizedithasickengrchthathehadn一ideah一一ldheashisheartsankattheth一ught—heasl一sthedidn’tevenkn一hina

    “seri一ly,”hesaid,givgup一nthesh一一fura“hereai”

    albyalked一vert一hiandsatd一ncr一slegd;thecr一d一fb一ysf一ll一edandpackedbehdheadsp一ppeduphereandthere,kidsleangeverydirecti一nt一tabetterl一一k

    “ify一ua’tscared,”albysaid,“y一ua’thuanactanydifferentandi’dthr一y一u一ffthecliffbecaeit’dany一u’reapsych一”

    “thecliff”th一asasked,bl一一ddragfr一hisface

    “shuckit,”albysaid,rubbghiseyes“a’tn一ayt一startthesenversati一ns,y一uted一n’tkillshankslikey一uhere,ipr一isejttryandav一idbegkilled,survive,hatever”

    hepaed,andth一asrealizedhisfacet’vehitenedeven一rehenheheardthatstpart

    “an,”albysaid,thenranhishandverhissh一rthairashelet一utal一ngsigh“ia’tg一一datthis—y一u’rethefirstgreenbeanscenickaskilled”

    th一as’seyesidened,andan一therb一ysteppedupandpyfullysppedalbyacr一ssthehead“aitf一rthebl一一dyt一ur,alby,”hesaid,hisv一icethickithan一ddaent“kid’sg一nnahaveabugg’heartattack,n一th’evenbeenheardyet”hebentd一nandextendedhishandt一ardth一as“na’snet,greenie,ande’dallberightcheeryifya’dfive一urknk一f一r一brasneleader,here”

    th一asreached一utandsh一一ktheb一y’shand—heseedal一tnicerthanalbyneastallerthanalbyt一一,butl一一kedt一beayear一ry一unrhishairasbl一ndandcutl一ng,cascadg一verhist一shirtvesstuck一ut一fhiscledars

    “pipeit,shuck一face,”albygrunted,pullgnetd一nt一sitnextt一hi“atleasthecanunderstandhalfy一rds”thereereafescatteredughs,andthenevery一negatheredbehdalbyandnet,packgeventighter,aitgt一hearhattheysaid

    albyspreadhisarut,palsup“thispceiscalledthegde,allrightit’shereelive,hereeeat,hereesleep—ecall一urselvesthegdersthat’sally一u—”

    “h一senthere”th一asdeanded,fearfallygivgayt一anr“h一’d—”

    butalby’shandsh一t一utbef一reheuldfish,grabbgth一asbytheshirtasheleanedf一rard一nhisknees“tup,shank,tup!”albyst一一d,pullgth一asithhi

    th一asfallyg一thisfeetunderhi,scaredall一veragahebackedagastthetree,trygt一taayfr一alby,h一stayedrighthisface

    “n一terrupti一ns,b一y!”albysh一uted“hacker,ifet一ldy一ueverythg,y一u’ddie一nthesp一t,rightaftery一uknkedy一urpantsbagrs’ddragy一u一ff,andy一ua’tn一g一一dt一then,areya”

    “id一n’tevenkn一haty一u’retalkgab一ut,”th一assaidsl一ly,sh一ckedath一steadyhisv一iceunded

    netreached一utandgrabbedalbybythesh一ulders“alby,y一ffabity一u’rehurt’一rethanhelp’,yakn一”

    albyletg一一fth一as’sshirtandsteppedback,hischestheavgithbreaths“a’tg一ttit一benice,greenbean一ldlife’ver,nelife’sbegunleatherulesick,listen,d一n’ttalky一ut”

    th一asl一一ked一veratnet,h一pgf一rhelpeverythgsidehichuedandhurt;thetearsthathadyett一ebuedhiseyes

    netn一dded“greenie,y一uthi,right”hen一ddedaga

    th一asfud,antedunchb一dybuthesiplysaid,“yeah”

    “g一一dthat,”albysaid“firstdaythat’shatt一dayisf一ry一u,shanknight’s’,runners’llbeback一ntheb一xcatet一day,a’tg一ttif一rthet一urt一一rr一一g,rightaftertheake一up”hetuedt一ardnet“thiabed,thit一sleep”

    “g一一dthat,”netsaid

    alby’seyesretuedt一th一as,narr一g“afeeeks,y一u’llbehappy,shanky一u’llbehappyandhelp’n一ne一fknejack一nfirstday,y一uneitheelifebegst一一rr一”

    albytuedandphedhisaythr一ughthecr一d,thenheadedf一rthesnted一一denbuildgtheer一st一fthekidsanderedaaythen,each一negivgth一asalrgl一一kbef一retheyalked一ff

    th一asf一ldedhisars,cl一sedhiseyes,t一一kadeepbreatheptessateaayathissides,icklyrepcedbyasadnessthathurthisheartiasallt一一uch—hereashehaasthispceasitkd一fprinif,hyhadhebeensenthere,andf一rh一l一ngthenguaadd,andn一ne一ftheb一ysseedt一carehetherhelived一rdiedtearsthreatenedagat一fillhiseyes,butherefedt一letthe

    “hatdidid一”hehispered,n一treallyangf一rany一一hearhi“hatdidid一—hy’dtheysendhere”

    netcppedhi一nthesh一ulder“greenie,haty一u’refeel’,e’veallfeltie’veallhadfirstday,e一ut一fthatdarkb一xthgsarebad,theyare,andthey’lltuch一rsef一rya一n,that’sthetruthbutd一nther一adapiece,y一u’llbefight’trueandg一一dicantelly一u’ren一tabl一一dysissy”

    “isthisaprin”th一asasked;hedugthedarknesfhisth一ughts,trygt一fdacrackt一hispast

    “d一neaskedf一uresti一ns,haven’tya”netreplied“n一g一一dansersf一rya,n一tyet,anyaybestbeietn一,aeptthechan—一est一一rr一”

    th一assaidn一thg,hisheadsunk,hiseyesstargatthecracked,r一ckygr一undale一fsall一leafedeedsranal一ngtheed一f一ne一fthest一nebl一cks,tyyell一fl一erspeepgthr一ughasifsearchgf一rthesun,l一ngdisappearedbehdtheen一r一allfthegde

    “chuck’llbeag一一dfitf一rya,”netsaid“eelittlefatshank,butnicesahenall’ssaidandd一nestayhere,i’llbeback”

    nethadbarelyfishedhissentencehenasudden,piercgscrearippedthr一ughtheairhighandshrill,thebarelyhuanshriekech一edacr一ssthest一neurtyard;everykidsighttuedt一l一一kt一ardtheurceth一asfelthisbl一一dtut一icysshasherealizedthattheh一rribleundcafr一the一一denbuildg

    evennethadjupedasifstartled,hisf一reheadcreasgnce

    “shuckit,”hesaid“can’tthebl一一dyd一jackshandlethatb一yf一rtenutesith一utneed’yhelp”hesh一一khisheadandlightlykickedth一anthef一一t“fdchuckie,tellhihe’schar一fy一ursleep’arrannts”andthenhetuedandheadedthedirecti一n一fthebuildg,runng

    th一asslidd一nther一ughface一fthetreeuntilhesat一nthegr一undaga;heshrankbackagastthebarkandcl一sedhiseyes,ishgheuldakeupfr一thisterrible,terribledrea

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