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[Boone is absolutely right that she didn't want to leave. and Linda knew that question would come sooner or later. if anything, it's more of a surprise that he's the first person to ask. and there's a simple answer--she didn't want to die. but somehow that's too hard to say. she's silent for a moment, but after everything Boone has told her about his home, she wants to be honest with him. and so, finally, she settles on a statement of fact that, despite her best efforts, still comes out full of pain]

Chester's Mill is...was. About to get hit by a missile. It wasn't going to... [she stops, unable to finish that sentence, and just shakes her head, biting her lip as she tries to keep her emotions at bay] So...I'm here.