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I hold out my hand and allow the rain to pool in it. “We tried that once before and it didn’t work out,” I say.

“Just ’cuz something doesn’t work out the first time . . .” He trails off.

“Maybe we should invite Ronan, just in case,” I say. “Or Maude.” I laugh.

“We can handle it. We don’t need anyone else,” he says.

“Are you talking about me?” Ronan calls from the roof. He never stops working, and he’s been teaching me how to paint. When I spend time with him, Quinn is quietly jealous, but I suppose that’s okay. And normal.

“Quinn and I might take a trip. We wondered if you wanted to come with us,” I say.

He laughs loudly—sarcastically. “Yes, I’d love to join you on your snog -fest.”

“I promise we won’t snog,” Quinn says, and kisses the back of my neck.

“Stop slacking off,” Ronan says, and returns to work.

Quinn smiles and lets me go. “Do you want to see something?” he asks.

I follow him to the garden where Abel is on his knees in the dirt. “There,” Quinn says, pointing. I crouch and touch green shoots that have burst through the soil, clawing for light.

“Pear trees,” Abel says, smiling. “And I reckon the strawberries will be ready by summer.”

“At this rate, we might live another few years,” I say.

“We made it this far. It would be irresponsible to die now!” Abel says.

“I better get to it,” Quinn says, passing a trowel from hand to hand. “We have a lot to do.”

And he’s right. We all have a lot to do. A lot to learn. A lot still to be afraid of. But today, I’m glad of the rain on my hand and my own shallow breath.

The elements finally belong to us all.

And for now, that’s good enough.

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About the Author

SARAH CROSSAN
is the author of
Breathe
. She has taught high school English and creative writing, and has also been a freelance magazine writer, a book reviewer, and an educational writer. She lives in England.

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This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used to advance the fictional narrative. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real.

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The text of this book is set in 12-point Fournier
Book design by Paul Zakris

Crossan, Sarah.
Resist / by Sarah Crossan.
pages cm
Sequel to: Breathe.

Summary: Alina, Quinn, and Bea, now outlaws and outcasts, make their way to the last enclave of the Resistance but once there, they discover they can count on no one but each other and may, in fact, have to betray those they considered allies.

ISBN 978-0-06-211872-1 (hardback)

Epub Edition May 2013 ISBN 9780062118721

[1. Science fiction. 2. Survival—Fiction. 3. Adventure and adventurers—Fiction.
4. Insurgency—Fiction. 5. Environmental degradation—Fiction.] I. Title.
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