Harry and Zahra...possible betrayal?

     It’s interesting how after the massacre, Lauren had no emotional attachment to her family and was immediately prepared to leave on her own. However, at a turn of events, she made allies with two other survivors that she was kind of acquainted with. When they first meet in the ruins of their neighborhood, Lauren surprisingly gives them a lot of trust and shares her resources with them while also letting them tag along with her. She did mention earlier that she wanted to wait before sharing about her hyperempathy until she knew for sure that they wouldn’t betray her, but after they saw her kill the injured guy, she told them about it so that they wouldn’t leave her. Lauren is showing through her vulnerability that she genuinely wants to be with Harry and Zahra and I’m afraid that later in the book, it will hurt her. There was also this whole thing of Harry possibly liking Zahra which sounds suspicious and feels like foreshadowing of a problem to happen in the future. I honestly have no idea what’s going to happen with the two “allies”, so what do you think?

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  1. IsabelaApril 30, 2021 at 7:23 AM

    I think one of their big concerns is race related. They draw more attention because Harry is white. I don't think Zahra will backstab Lauren at all- they seem to have a genuine connection. More so, I think Harry will mess up on accident and give them away.

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  2. L. MoffittApril 30, 2021 at 7:25 AM

    Good questions. Vulnerability does seem to be pretty important especially given Lauren's status as a "sharer." She sees it as a weakness, though I can't imagine Butler means for the reader to only see it as a weakness. Yet so far it has been a liability...

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