Jasminlookedconfused."Thepersonwhokilledthebadguysshouldbeagoodperson,right?Whywouldtheybepunished?"
Junexhaledslowly.Toachild,moralitywassimple:badpeopledie,goodpeoplelive.
"Takingalifeiswrong,"hesaidquietly."Nomatterwhoitis."
"Whatdidthebadmendo?"
Junhesitated.Hecouldn''tsharethedetailsofthecasewithJasmin.Butwhocouldsayifthereweren''totherpredatorsoutthere,watchinggirlslikethem?Itwasgoodtoremindthemtobecautious.
"Theydidsomebadthingstoyounggirls."hesaidatlast."Soyouneedtobecarefultoo.Don''tletstrangerscomenearyou,don''tgoclosetocarsifsomeoneasksfordirections,don''ttakeridesfromstrangers,don''t—"
Ashespoke,aflickerofmovementcaughthiseye—Madeline.
Hehadn''tloweredhisvoicewhiletalkingtoJasmin.Andthemomentsheheardthatfirstsentence,herwholebodywentrigid.Listeningtotherest,shedrewinashakybreathandedgedbackastep.Thecornersofhermouthtwitched—halfasmile,halfasob.ThensheliftedherfacetoJun,horroretchedinhereyes.
Junfrowned,mindstilllaggingbehindwhathewasseeing,whenJasminpipedup:
"Ihopeyouneverfindthegoodpersonwhokilledthebadones."
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