【】streetsignsand

failing.shetuedoneerjustasapickupapproached,andducked

behindashrub,butitteaguestruck.shewalkedon,feeling

sideeperuedanothererandanotherpickup

passed.shedidntduckae,justkepthough

shekneewwhereshe

etruckpasseda

thirdti,reslowly,shewasuneasy.

”hey,baby,”saidavoioredangerousthan

teagues,andsuddenlyshedhadenoughofbeingaloerrified,she

tuedinatthebledinherpurseasthoughfor

thehousekeys.hetruckdroveoff,shestoleaway.

sheranthelengthofseveralblocksthroughpeoplesbackyards,and

ergeddesperatetofindaphone.shefeltsiit

again,andother

keptothera,andshe

uldntcalllydia,aftersheddone,andshedidnthavea

phone

shelisteryingtoseparateouttraffitheotherones

inherhead.sheherblodlistenedagain,thenheaded

inthedireshethought.herheadhurt,her

breastshurt,herstochhurt,herfeethurt.lookingbehindherwhen

shethoughtsheheardaruck,shessedabreakinthesidewalk

andfellonher,andthathurt,too.

sheiginedighthappenifthosenfoundher,orifteague

did.sheigined,freezinginthenight

air,kingittoingandnotknotodothen.

refrightehenute,e,shebeganto

crysoftly.sheeshereachedtheendof

anotherblodregruzedthenaoreetsign.thankgod

thankgodthankgod,sherredandstartedrunningagain.it

rethaesbeforeshefoundherphone.sheliftedthe

receiver,dialedthenuer,andedforherfathertoanswer.

chapterseventeen.

jainstantjolt.he

didnthavetolookatthektokhingwaswrong.he

hadsenthopetobedatdnight,rethananhourbefore.either

rachelwas.

droppingpaletteandbrush,hegrabbedupthephone.”hello”there

epickup.”heswallowed

hard.notrachel.relief.fear.”happened”

”idontfeelgood.”

”toochtodrink”itheleastoftheevils.

”ifeelsick.youe”hewasalreadywipi

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