He asks me what happened to my leg. I told him I was shot by a shark. …

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He asks me what happened to my leg. I told him I was shot by a shark. He doesn't react. Doesn't seem confused or amused or anything. Like getting shot by a shark is a perfectly natural thing in the aftermath of the arrival. ✨ Rick Yancey (2013). The 5th Wave, p.385, Penguin
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He asks me what happened to my leg. I told him I was shot by a shark. He doesn't react. Doesn't seem confused or amused or anything. Like getting shot by a shark is a perfectly natural thing in the aftermath of the arrival. ✨ Rick Yancey (2013). The 5th Wave, p.385, Penguin

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