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ready hear

led around us, flashing lights painti

ng, and some were just frozen, incapable of moving as health personnel atte

were gone, vanished as suddenly as they had appeared, but my pulse refused to slow. I stumbled towa

y were. The grass flattened beneath my feet and insects flew around as my steps destroyed their habit

have anything t

ave, but as I turned my head toward them, glancing at their shaking

lders. I don't think I've ever felt

you o

e. His usual obnoxious smirk was gone, replaced by a soft look, a kind of smooth confid

gh I wasn't even sure what "oka

ent, like he knew I was

ed?" My voice was low. He tilted his head as if he were

dirty screen, and it only became clear when I came into contact with it.

okay, though? No

head with a

ches from the glass. N

lief or fear course

away, leaving me to my thoughts as

ard his voice fr

ion, his face was now hard to

happened," His voice rang out. "But I do kn

Before I could even begin to ponder h

y, are y

ask her where she had vanished to, my mind was stuck on the fact that she was here now, and she was s

" I said, m

t look okay. You're barely moving. Did somet

had happened. The wolves... the bowing. No one

through the noise, and eve

d in the direct

ned to his shirt, marched to the bus with

ef

o you have any idea what you've done? This was not the corr

ent, his eyes darting to the field. Hi

ign-a familiar marker pointin

. The driver wasn

ose not. There was no time to e

rd. "Come on. We need

wolves. He was sitting against the bus, his sleeve soaked in b

ff murmured. Collins groaned but gave a weak thumbs-

a cluster of overturned chairs and medical equipment, I saw him-the bo

mething couldn't explain. Like I hadn't alread

ike he'd really expected his death. I opened my mouth to speak, but before anything could pas

a heartbeat, and mouthed

nk

lief. I nodded, heart clenching, finally at

wirling uncontrollably. News crews were already arriving, cameras capturing f

in the wrong direction. The students, completely gulping the lies they were being told. For the first time, I realize

hing that challenged

field. The sun was beginning to pierce through dark

hadn't responded to me, and it was several

an down my spine. S

nes went straight to voicemail. Ea

alia!" I

to face m

panicking?" She held me in placing

m. I don't-- I d

ockets and shoved her keys into my hand. "Follow

ambulance buses that were

own my breathing. The nurses around me had confused f

one r

u

the call

wrong? What i

iple sounds that were way too violent and loud for time of day. Th

ne sc

him! Leave