CHAPTER 73

KRISTINA'S POV

After a while, Nathan spoke again. He sat up and stared out into space. "You know, we're supposed to be trying to stay out of trouble, but here we are."

I smiled slightly. "You can always get out of trouble by following the rules," I teased. "But I agree, things don't add up. Why does he want to talk to us, anyway?"

Nathan sighed. "I'm not entirely sure."

"What makes you say that?"

"Well... why would you go out of your way to give people a chance if you aren't planning to take advantage of them?"

I rolled onto my side, facing Nathan once more. "You mean because we're supposed to hate people like ourselves?"

Nathan raised an eyebrow. "How many people can hate themselves?"

"Not enough," I grumbled.

Nathan laughed lightly. "You've been through a lot more than I have, though. You don't judge people based on whether or not they're nice. Or if they have powers."

My face scrunched up in confusion, but Nathan continued without looking at me.

"People judge others by ho