[But Ash doesn't hear him. He's starting to slip away again, eyelashes fluttering, the phone slowly beginning to edge out of his hand.
"I hear you! I'm not stupid!" the voice yells, almost childishly offended. It's a girl, and from the sound of it, she's around Quentin's age. Her voice is hoarse and scratchy like she's spent too much time screaming with very little payoff, and she tries to sound like she's bigger than she actually is when she shouts up to Quentin defiantly. "Who are you? Where's my brother?"]
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"I hear you! I'm not stupid!" the voice yells, almost childishly offended. It's a girl, and from the sound of it, she's around Quentin's age. Her voice is hoarse and scratchy like she's spent too much time screaming with very little payoff, and she tries to sound like she's bigger than she actually is when she shouts up to Quentin defiantly. "Who are you? Where's my brother?"]