Flee by Francine Pascal

Author:Francine Pascal [Pascal, Francine]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: science fiction, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯), Young Adult
ISBN: 9780743412513
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: 2001-09-01T00:00:00+00:00

A Mistake

IF SHE SAW HIM, SHE WOULD just change course. Gaia’s eyesight was good. She would spot him before he spotted her, before any interaction needed to take place.

Strictly speaking, walking through the park wasn’t the smartest way to avoid him. But it was the fastest way to get home after she dropped Ed off at his house. And now that it was dark, it was by far her best chance for getting jumped or slashed by one of those neo-Nazi bastards.

She wasn’t going to go out of her way for this guy.

Usually the park was still busy at this hour when the weather was good, but tonight it was nearly deserted. People were spooked by the reports of slashing. Lots of kids had been talking about it in school that day.

Gaia paused to take off her jacket and tie it around her waist. Slashing was such a random, mean-spirited brand of violence and the whole Nazi mythology so profoundly hateful, she was particularly eager to draw it out. She liked to think of herself as a trap. A walking trap.

As she dawdled in the wooded area near the dog run, she heard whispers. Oh, man. Could it be this easy? She strained her ears to hear and ambled a tiny bit closer. She couldn’t really make out the conversation, but she did see the flash of a knife. Not a blade this time, a real knife. Four guys were huddled together, probably plotting their next attack.

Me! Me! Choose me! she thought Jeez, what a wacko she’d become. She made as much noise as possible while still appearing naive and oblivious. She really hoped none of them would recognize her from a previous run-in.

She walked as slowly as she could without actually stopping and yet within moments found herself on the open, brightly lit sidewalk of Washington Square West untouched. So it wasn’t her lucky night. Maybe tomorrow.

She felt sulky and suddenly quite alone. It was weird, this business of having a friend, she decided, thinking of her long, aimless walk with Ed. It made being alone less fun.

Gaia looked up and saw a figure crossing the street toward her. It was a girl, and she appeared to be heading straight into the park. Gaia’s mind flashed to the knife she’d just seen, and she bent her steps toward the girl. She didn’t realize until she was a few feet away exactly which girl it was.

“Is that Gaia?” a not-friendly voice demanded.

It was Heather. This really wasn’t Gaia’s lucky night. Gaia was immediately struck by the fact that Heather was alone. Where was the famed boyfriend? Where were the adoring, fashionably dressed friends?

“Listen, Heather,” she began matter-of-factly, “you probably shouldn’t—”

Heather bristled and walked on. “Leave me alone, bitch.”

Gaia wasn’t sure what to do. Follow her? “Heather, I really don’t think—”

“Get away from me,” Heather snapped. “I don’t care what you think.”

Gaia had intended to be helpful, but now she was angry. Let the stupid girl get slashed. It wasn’t Gaia’s responsibility.

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