Of school and the things he learned there. He speaks of the places outside of the compound. I don’t know how he knows so much, only that he was brought here a lot later than I was. When I finally do, my body is stiff, and I can’t feel my fingers when I press them to my lips. I don’t know if he’s right or not, but maybe he is. But if you do, you’ll never wake up again.” When you get really cold, you feel like you want to go to sleep. I kick him away with my foot and try to go back to sleep. I can hear him now though it’s still distorted. I look up to see Alex, and the ringing in my ears has finally stopped. But then someone’s kicking me with his boot. The air becomes colder with each passing minute, and soon my eyes grow heavy. Only the darkness exists, even out here in the light. I sit down and wrap the blanket around my shoulders and question how old I am now. They shove him inside and point to the other bucket and blanket. I’ve seen him during parts of my training. Soon, Coyne and Farrell come back with another lad. Even colder than the cellar where they kept me before.
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