'' oh , me first ? '' '' how is it ? '' asked noah . '' it 's dark . '' chloe studied his dark brown eyes . she smiled . '' i 'm chloe by the way . '' '' i know . '' '' do i know you ? '' '' you 're very pretty chloe , '' interrupted
noah

i 'll braid her hair and maybe she 'll give it a rest for a minute . '' amaranth rolled her eyes . she waited until elise finished , and then covered her folded hands with her own . '' ella quiere trenzar tu cabello , de acuerdo ? '' she said softly , nodding at amy . elise considered amy with solemn eyes . '' no , thank you , '' she said firmly in heavily-accented english , then turned back to
amaranth

he could see nothing except what was straight ahead , through a horizontal eye slit . his heart began to pound . there was no air . he could n't breathe . he tugged at the helmet , trying to lift the visor , but it did not move . he was trapped . he heard his breathing , amplified in the metal . his hot breath warmed the tight confines of the
helmet