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LAUREN AND PAREEMA

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Punct Prompts Pareema- !- “Because three months ago, his girlfriend, Celia, had literally vanished without a trace. And by now, everyone was thinking she would never come back.”

As soon as I read this, I was so shocked! I think that the people who have come to Whit and Wisty’s house have also taken Celia, considering she has disappeared so very suddenly. I think that referring to the fact that she is also pretty and smart she could be one of these special powered people considering she disappeared just like Whit and Wisty are about to “disappear.” This fact shocked me very hard, and I think that when they go wherever the unexpected men take them, they are most likely to meet Celia.

?- “ ‘BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL with her!’ one of the humongous men cautioned....... ‘ You know she can---’ The other nodded, glancing around my room nervously.”

The moment I read this, I was very confused. Why were these supposedly “Humongous” men scared of a little gaunty teenage girl like Wisty? Between the lines, this most likely has to do something with her magical power. I think that most likely she would be the Witch out of the two options on the cover- Witch and Wizard. The buff men may be scared because if she was a witch, she would be evil, and could be harmful to them.

,,,,,,,,,,,.........,,,,,,,- “ ‘Um-I-I-’, I stammered. ‘ I need to put on some clothes. Can I... can I have a little privacy?’ ‘ Shut up!’ the first commando guy barked. ‘ Grab her!’ And protect yourself. She’s dangerous- all of them are.’ ‘ No! Stop! Don’t You dare!”

When I read this, I felt different emotions. At first, when the first commando barked back at Witsy, I thought that they weren’t scared of her, considering they barked back at her not thinking about the possible things she could do to them. Then, the commando reported that they should protect themselves, because “ALL of them are”? Is he scared of Witsy, or not? Is he referring to the Allgood family when he mentions that all of them are dangerous? Or is he referring to all the families he picks up? I need to process all of the mixed emotions in this small, yet detailed quote.

Punct Prompt #2- Pareema

!!!- “‘ I will make this simple for the two of you. All you have to do is renounce your former existence- your freedoms, your way of life, and your parents in particular- and you will be spared. You will not be harmed if you obey the rules. Not a hair on your heads will be touched. I promise. Renounce your former ways and your parents. Simple as apple pie.’ ‘ No way!’ I yelled at the guy. ‘Not going to happen. Ever,’ Wisty said. ‘ We renounce you, Your Baldness, Your terribleness!’”

Reaction- **When I read this, I felt a different reaction than the way that the commando said it. He had said it with such simplicity, as if it was not to affect their lives. This will be a very big conflict later in the book, as the rules will make them rather “serfs”, but if they choose to not comply to the commando’s commands, then they will be harmed. I hypothesize by this statement, that the reason they are being publicly executed because Whit and Wisty did not comply to the commando’s orders? This shall certainly be a challenge for defending Whit and his gaunty sister. How will they will react when the time comes to apply these rather difficult rules to their situation?**