The Darkest Minds

Ruby, Liam, Chubs and Zu sleep in the minivan that night. In the very early morning, Ruby and Liam wake up, talk, and hold hands in the front seat. Ruby worries it isn’t safe to touch him, even if it feels “right” (312). She tells him about seeing dreams and seeing inside his head. He says he feels he has known her longer than two weeks, but there are things he doesn’t know, and he hopes Ruby will feel she can tell him. He also says he understands that some memories belong to her and that she doesn’t want to share them.

Two hours later, they say good-bye to Black Betty to continue on foot for safety reasons. Zu puts four flowers on the windshield as a memorial. It begins to rain, and Ruby thinks about how wet and sore they will be. She feels the panic button in her pocket and considers getting rid of it because of what she’s learned about the League, but she decides to keep it.

They are walking along the highway toward East River when they hear the sound of a truck crash. They watch as a group of figures dressed in black and ski masks climb out of the trees to attack a flipped semi-truck.