Jasminlookedfused."Thepersonwhokilledthebadguysshouldbeagoodpersht?Whywouldtheybepunished?"
Junexhaledslowly.Toachild,moralitywassimple:badpeopledie,goodpeoplelive.
"Takingalifeiswrong,"hesaidquietly."Nomatterwhoitis."
"Whatdidthebadmendo?"
Juated.Hecouldn''''''''tsharethedetailsofthecasewithJasmin.Butwhocouldsayifthereweren''''''''totherpredatorsoutthere,watggirlslikethem?Itwasgoodtoremiobecautious.
"Theydidsomebadthingstoyounggirls."hesaidatst."Soyouobecarefultoo.Don''''''''tletstrangersenearyou,don''''''''tgoclosetocarsifsomeoneasksfordires,don''''''''ttakeridesfrers,don''''''''t—"
Ashespoke,afliovementcaughthiseye—Madeline.
Hehadn''''''''tloweredhisvoicewhiletalkingtoJasmin.Andthemomentsheheardthatfirstsentence,herwholebodywentrigid.Listeningtotherest,shedrewinashakybreathandedgedbackastep.Theersofhermouthtwitched—halfasmile,halfasob.TheedherfacetoJun,horroretchedinhereyes.
Junfrowned,mindstillggingbehindwhathewasseeing,whenJasminpipedup:
"Ihopeyouneverfindthegoodpersonwhokilledthebadones."
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