Tally sighed, tipping her feet again to follow. "Maybe that's because they have better stuff to do than kid tricks. Maybe partying in town is better than hanging out in a bunch of old ruins." Shay's eyes flashed. "Or maybe when they do the operation-when they grind and stretch your bones to the right shape, peel off your face and rub all your skin away, and stick in plastic cheekbones so you look like everyone else-maybe after going through all that you just aren't very interesting anymore.
Scott WesterfeldHowever stupid the choice seemed, Shay had made it with her eyes open, and had respected Tally's choice to stay.
Scott WesterfeldIt didn't matter what you looked like. It was how you carried yourself, how you saw yourself.
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