Jasminlookedfused."Thepersonwhokilledthebadguysshouldbeagoodpersht?Whywouldtheybepunished?"
Junexhaledslowly.Toachild,moralitywassimple:badpeopledie,goodpeoplelive.
"Takingalifeiswrong,"hesaidquietly."Nomatterwhoitis."
"Whatdidthebadmendo?"
Juated.Hecouldn''''tsharethedetailsofthecasewithJasmin.Butwhocouldsayifthereweren''''totherpredatorsoutthere,watggirlslikethem?Itwasgoodtoremiobecautious.
"Theydidsomebadthingstoyounggirls."hesaidatst."Soyouobecarefultoo.Don''''tletstrangersenearyou,don''''tgoclosetocarsifsomeoneasksfordires,don''''ttakeridesfrers,don''''t—"
Ashespoke,afliovementcaughthiseye—Madeline.
Hehadn''''tloweredhisvoicewhiletalkingtoJasmin.Andthemomentsheheardthatfirstsentence,herwholebodywentrigid.Listeningtotherest,shedrewinashakybreathandedgedbackastep.Theersofhermouthtwitched—halfasmile,halfasob.TheedherfacetoJun,horroretchedinhereyes.
Junfrowned,mindstillggingbehindwhathewasseeing,whenJasminpipedup:
"Ihopeyouneverfindthegoodpersonwhokilledthebadones."
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