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Plum awakens the morning after her assault inPlum Tuckeredto find herself in a locked bedroom.
Sana, delivering a change of clothes, claims, These quiet rooms are for reflection.
Leetas is the story line that advances the least.
To her entreaties, Eladio promises to wrap up whatever loose ends Julia directs him to.
From Austen, Julia heads straight to Calliope House.
Shes left to discover as much about herself as she can spending a day in Calliope Houses basement.
Sarcastically, Plum snits, Bearable.
What about the New Baptist Plan makes you think I am interested in your comfort?
We share our dreams, and Verena challenges us to realize them.
What if your dreams are killing people?
Sana tells her she should write down questions like those, and be patient.
To Plums question, she says it doesnt make her hate the jerks: Not anymore.
They have to live with their ugliness.
I didnt, says Julia.
He was just using me.
She liked having a story to tell about a boy, and says, I hate being like this.
What if its not you thats the problem?
What if its everybody else that needs to change?
What if its not you thats wrong, its them?
Do they look like us?
Plum says they dont.
Theyre the precious ones.
Hows that working out for them?
To wit: Plum thinks shes afraid of other peoples opinions their judgments, their assumptions.
Afraid of not being acceptable.
But really, shes afraid of herself.
Shes afraid of whats inside, because the minute she stops caring about that shit?
Shes going to be a beast.
A wall of flames precedes the beast Plum is now ready to be.
Says Verena: Look whos awake.
