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( I hate doing this)

Chapter 7:

Water and Bells

Boston:

At last, the long two weeks was over, and Cody and Maddie returned to the shelter. The nurse who housed Maddie offered to drive them back. Maddie was pleased to see that they had begun to work on the city. They drove past what was left of the Tipton, and saw that they had begun working on it. Cody was staring out the window, depressed and quiet. Maddie clutched the bottles of pills for Cody.

"Look…………will you at least talk to me?" Maddie begged. Cody glanced over at her, and then without replying, looked right back out the window. Maddie gave out a sigh, folded her arms, and just looked out the other window. She was worried about Cody. She needed to talk to Carey, but she wouldn't answer her cell phone. She prayed every day for Carey and Zack to return. She figured that if they did, Cody would return to his normal, witty self. If only they would come back, thought Maddie.

Suddenly, the car stopped in front of the shelter. Maddie jumped out of the car. She thanked the nurse for everything, and followed Cody into the shelter. Once inside, they noticed that there were even more people. After waiting on a bench for half and hour, they were given two cots in the back right-hand corner. Maddie set her stuff on one of the cots, and took out Cody's pills. She handed him his proper dosage, and went off to fetch a glass of water. She made Cody take all of them. After that, Cody laid back on his bed, and once more began to cry. Crying was all that he did. He stopped crying during lunch and dinner, but that was all. He cried himself to sleep. It was as if all he knew how to do was breathe, eat, and cry.

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Texas:

1:14 am

Carey lay in bed, trying to decide on what to do. Would she and Zack stay here, or would they go back to Boston. If they stayed here in Texas, life was much easier. If they went back to Boston, life would be much harder. They would have to live in the shelter if they went back to Boston, where as if they stayed here they would be living in a house. She couldn't decide. She had to think of Zack. Zack would be living here than in Boston, but if he went to Boston, he would be reunited with his twin, the whole reason he was upset and sick. Finally, Carey decided to talk to Lisa about it.

Lisa was downstairs in the kitchen.

"Hey Lisa," said Carey hesitantly, "can we talk?"

"Sure Carey, dear," replied Lisa, " Sit down right here. What do u

need?"

" I need help making a decision." Said Carey worried and biting her fingernails.

"Okay, what's the decision?" asked Lisa.

" Should Zack and I go home, or should we stay here in…….." Carey was cut off by the fire alarm and sprinkler

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