Chapter 24:
"The soap burned more strongly against my bare skin, but the sting was bearable because it meant I could be clean again." Jeb decided it was time Wanda had a bath. She had been wearing the same clothes everyday, and had her doing chores for the first time. They found some clean clothes for her, and he gave Wanda a bar of homemade cactus soap, which is rough and burns a little. It helped get rid of all the dirt and salt on her clothes and skin. I can only imagine how refreshing it felt to Wanda after her bath.
"I've been getting them all used to seeing you around, getting them to accept the situation without realizing it." Jeb gave Wanda a tour of the caves, had her do chores, eat in the mess hall with everyone else. His plan worked. At first, everyone froze whenever she walked into a room. But now, they ignore her. "I've always thought that if a person wants to, he can get along with just about everybody." Wanda still may not have been trusted by everyone, but they were beginning to to accept her being there.
"Self-examination is good for the soul." I agree. It is important to find out who you are.
"I've been thinking about it a lot, and I can't see how killing you would make anything right. It would be like executing a private for a general's war crimes...Anyway, as long as you don't put us in danger, it seems...cruel to kill you. What's one more misfit in this place?" Ian, on why he hasn't killed Wanda.
"Where have I ever fit in?" I ask myself this a lot.
Chapter 25:
"I could not earn a place, I knew that, but I tried to make my presence as light a burden as possible." She has been working harder than anyone else on chores. While Jeb, Ian, and Jamie may welcome her, none of the others do. She doesn't want to take advantage of everyone. I like this about her.
"Because what did it mean if the greatest love I'd ever felt in my nine lives, the first true sense of family, of maternal instinct, was for an alien life-form?"
---Amelia
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