'' not really , '' she said , moving quickly away from the gate . '' i suggest you leave now . '' she nodded and ran off . trynnadon stared after her as she disappeared around the corner . his gaze fell on gabriella . she winced . '' what was that all about ? '' '' i do n't know , '' said gabriella

he demanded , almost daring me to respond . i guess this is where i made my final choice . this is where the two parts of me that were torn mended together and created the rest of my eternity . '' love , '' i whispered , clearing my throat . then , louder , i repeated , '' love

this door did n't open into another room , but opened at the base of a vertical metal tube that had a single ladder affixed to the inside . as i had done a few times before i climbed this metal ladder and climbed the metal tube , then opening a hatch at the top of the tube climbed out onto the roof of the machine . here there was a circular lookout area surrounded by a safety railing , i liked coming up here as did the rest of the party , for it afforded some relief from the heat and oily smell of the interior of the machine

thwarted , she complained , '' since we 're both here alone , we could at least talk to pass the time . '' joshua did n't reply and stared at the tabletop , as if he had just found there something so fascinating that he could not unglue his eyes from it , forcing marina to speak again . '' what do you want from me ,
joshua