several heartbeats went by before she said quietly , '' i ca n't pray with you anymore . '' '' why ? '' '' i 've told you . i do n't buy it . any of it . '' i leaned over onto my knees . i did n't understand what she was saying . all i knew was that i needed my friend and i needed to pray

'' they 're in one of the rooms . my friend , melody , is having a baby . but one of them ran out here . '' i craned my neck and looked around for the missing gorgon . nope , nowhere to be seen . '' what is she ? '' '' oh , well , she 's a gorgon

you and i sneak out here pretty often . it 's a good place to think , to get some fresh air , and play . when they told me you were in the infirmary , i honestly thought you were playing some sort of joke to get out of classes so you could get out here . '' '' would i normally fake an illness to get out of class

'' in empty , indolent leisure no peace is found , '' said madhuri . '' in empty , indolent leisure , '' said harriet as if she had suddenly found a way to describe her current life . '' no peace is found . '' '' only in truthful work is peace attained , '' said madhuri . '' only in truthful work , '' said
harriet