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тАЬA heart murmur,тАЭ Nemo said. тАЬThatтАЩs it? A heart murmur?тАЭ He turned to Mom, now sitting on the edge
of her chair with a tissue to her face, trying to be brave. тАЬWhat about you?тАЭ he asked her, more gently
than heтАЩd intended. тАЬDo you have a heart murmur, too?

Fresh tears sprang to her eyes. тАЬIтАЩm going in to be with your father, dear.тАЭ

тАЬWe donтАЩt want to die, son,тАЭ Dad said.

Nemo stood up and glared at them both. тАЬGo ahead and kill yourselves,тАЭ he said. тАЬBut youтАЩre wrong
about one thing. YouтАЩll never see me in there! Never!тАЭ He hit the back door, opening the screen door
wide so itтАЩd slam shut with a crack like a rifle shot. They wouldnтАЩt follow him; they never did. They said
that was because they respected his need for privacy. Nemo figured it was because they didnтАЩt give a
shit.

By the time heтАЩd gotten to the end of the driveway, Lawrence was walking alongside him, taking one
long, easy stride for two of NemoтАЩs. Lawrence was looking down the street like some hero in a
twentieth-century movie.

тАЬYou donтАЩt have to follow me,тАЭ Nemo said. тАЬIтАЩm all right.тАЭ

тАЬWe know that,тАЭ Lawrence said.

They were walking by a FOR SALE BY OWNER sign, the paint peeling away. The house had been
empty for as long as Nemo could remember. тАЬHow could they do this?тАЭ he asked, chunking a rock at the
sign and wiping away his tears with the palm of his hand.

тАЬThey donтАЩt want to die,тАЭ Lawrence said.

тАЬBut they wonтАЩt be real.тАЭ

тАЬThereтАЩs two schools of thought on that.тАЭ

тАЬNot to me,тАЭ Nemo said.

тАЬThereтАЩs two schools of thought to most everything. WeтАЩre used to having at least three most of the
time.тАЭ

тАЬSo when are they going in?тАЭ

тАЬTomorrow morning. WeтАЩre to take you to your new school.тАЭ

тАЬYou spending the night at my house?тАЭ
тАЬIf you like.тАЭ

IтАЩd be honored, Nemo signed.

IF HIS PARENTS HADNтАЩT GONE IN, NEMO ALWAYS REMINDED himself, he never wouldтАЩve
met Lawrence. And Lawrence had been right. HeтАЩd needed him for plenty. Four years of boarding
school, crammed to overflowing with pissed-off kids, stuck in a world that was falling apart, went a lot
easier with a seven-foot companion who, among other talents, was a martial arts expert. And then, when