Chapter 31

Nancy Today was Jane's funeral. Mike called Keith last night to let him know that it would happen at two o'clock today. Although I had tried my best to convince Keith to go, he still thought it was very dangerous for us to leave the pack area. I had been very angry that he would not let us go, but I soon realized that what he said was true. Every day, the threat of Reyes launching at any time made the pressure on the team soar. We were all worried, and I knew we had good reasons to worry. Although we had been training vigorously, I still worried that we cannot prepare for the attack. Although I really wanted Keith to tell me that I was not allowed to participate in the battle. I was angry because he thought I could not protect myself properly, but a small part of me was relieved. I was not sure how we would deal with the death toll that I know. This was inevitable. I worried about Leo more than anyone else. I would not be able to lose Leo again, this was the thing I feared most. When m