to the side.  He did not respond when his name was called. 

“Hey!” Jimmy said.  “Let go, man.  I’ve got to make that call!”

The second time Marko did not respond, Jimmy felt his heart skip a beat.  Something felt weird here… off even.  He calculated the hours in his head quickly and they weren’t adding up.  It had only been a maximum of six hours since Marko had breathed the dust in this morning.  By their figuring, it had taken twelve hours for Colin and Zookie to become infected by the dust on the bus, so Marko had to be far from that stage, right?  Looking down at his catatonic friend now, Jimmy wasn’t sure of anything.

“Marko!” he yelled, trying to kick his leg free from the grip that the bi...

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