She sat with her elbows on her knees against the tree, and then finally stood, walking into the moonlight where the stars were visible. The air was clearer here than in the city, and she took a deep breath.
It was cold in the open, so she walked by a thick growth of trees further away from the crevice where Miah had fallen. She needed to think and to clear her mind.
Something didn’t seem right.
She paused for a moment, listening, but could hear no unfamiliar sounds. She inhaled, and then thought she smelled cigarette smoke. Gail froze. She backed into the shadow of a nearby tree, stricken with fear.
Someone was following them.
She turned to hurry back to the others, to warn Connor and Ben, but then she stopped. They weren’t after her; they were after Ben and Connor, and maybe Miah. She decided to wait and watch.
It was cold in the open, so she walked by a thick growth of trees further away from the crevice where Miah had fallen. She needed to think and to clear her mind.
Something didn’t seem right.
She paused for a moment, listening, but could hear no unfamiliar sounds. She inhaled, and then thought she smelled cigarette smoke. Gail froze. She backed into the shadow of a nearby tree, stricken with fear.
Someone was following them.
She turned to hurry back to the others, to warn Connor and Ben, but then she stopped. They weren’t after her; they were after Ben and Connor, and maybe Miah. She decided to wait and watch.
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