“Why Ky?” I ask. “You came out of the canyon together. I thought the two of you understood each other.” “I had to be fair,” Hunter says. “I couldn’t disconnect everyone else and leave Ky alone.” The door opens behind me, letting in light. I turn a little. Anna has come in, but she stays out of Hunter’s line of view. She wants to listen. “Hunter,” I say, “some of them died.” I wish I could get him to answer me, to tell me why. Hunter stretches out his arms. I wonder how often he does the markings to keep them so bright. “People dying is what happens if you don’t have the right medicines to save
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Asshole.
