i continue walking down this hallway of torn apart lockers which extend on the left and right sides of the hall . i was prepared for her not to respond . i nod from a distance with the cell phone stuck to my jaw , whispering to no one . dean squirmed his lower body out of the green costume . `` these just arrived for you , rory . '' i 'm not certain why , perhaps because they have no soul . '' `` so you 're saying there 's no cure , '' i said . 