The New Kid
“Now they blinked and breathed the night air in deeply. Quite simply, Will had blown their minds.
“I’ve been tracking him . . . them . . . since I was fourteen, going from school to school. You see, he can only infect you in your sixteenth year. If he gets to you, you’re one of them. If he doesn’t, if you make it to seventeen without being infected, then at least he can never take you over wholly.”
“I’m sixteen,” said Natalie.
“So am I,” added Rudy.
Will nodded, and added, “But e...ven if you’re seventeen or older, that doesn’t mean he can’t affect you, or use your body as a host. He does that all the time, uses adult bodies as temporary hosts.”
“How can you tell who’s infected and who’s not?” asked Rudy.
“It’s difficult. If you see someone who’s gone through a rapid physical change, or is suddenly getting straight As or something or looks a little too .MoreLess
“I’ve been tracking him . . . them . . . since I was fourteen, going from school to school. You see, he can only infect you in your sixteenth year. If he gets to you, you’re one of them. If he doesn’t, if you make it to seventeen without being infected, then at least he can never take you over wholly.”
“I’m sixteen,” said Natalie.
“So am I,” added Rudy.
Will nodded, and added, “But e...ven if you’re seventeen or older, that doesn’t mean he can’t affect you, or use your body as a host. He does that all the time, uses adult bodies as temporary hosts.”
“How can you tell who’s infected and who’s not?” asked Rudy.
“It’s difficult. If you see someone who’s gone through a rapid physical change, or is suddenly getting straight As or something or looks a little too .MoreLess
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