Fringe 02 - The Burning Man by Christa Faust

Author:Christa Faust [Faust, Christa]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781781163122
Publisher: Titan
Published: 2013-07-01T14:44:00+00:00

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Olivia had to switch buses for the third time in Raleigh, North Carolina. She’d been on the road for nearly twenty-four hours now, at times stuck waiting in interchangeable bus terminals. She slept in spurts, but her gnawing anxiety kept her from getting any real rest.

She had a few extra minutes, so she ducked into a low-rent burger joint to grab a quick bite. She couldn’t remember the last time she’d eaten, and was starting to feel a little woozy.

The food was unsurprisingly lousy, but she wolfed it down quickly and efficiently, washing it down with bottled water. On her way to board her new bus, she spotted a bank of pay phones, and was hit with a desperate need to call Kieran, to make sure that he was okay. She knew it wasn’t a good idea, because someone might have a trace on his dorm phone, but that didn’t stop her from wanting to hear his voice.

She paused for a moment beside the last phone in the row. Even allowed herself to reach out and rest her hand on the receiver. But she knew she was just being silly. Weak. She had to stay strong and not let herself get distracted.

Looking up at the digital clock above the bus schedule, she noticed that she had allowed far too much time to slip away while she was having her little moment of uncertainty. She only had a minute left to make her connection.

She sprinted toward the gate, but pulled up short right before the swinging glass door that led out to the spot where the bus was parked and waiting.

Standing by the open door and talking to the bus driver was the handsome black guy with the distinctive scar on his face. The private security guy she’d seen with Mrs. Gilbert at the train station.

Who was that guy? And how had he tracked her down?

What the hell was going on?

She backed slowly away from the door, brain working overtime to come up with some clever plan of action. Something better than run like hell and hope for the best.

Nothing came to mind, so she ran like hell.

She had a vague idea that maybe she’d try to hitch a ride outside the station or something, but when she reached the main entrance, she found it jammed with kids her age. They were pouring into the station through all four doors, herded by several hassled and distracted adults wearing T-shirts that read SAWBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL on the front and CHAPERONE on the back.

Behind her, the handsome security guy had come back into the station and was looking around for her. He hadn’t spotted her yet, but he would any second now. She was sure of it.

Olivia looked over the heads of the incoming students at the cars idling out front. Weighing her chances of scoring a lift, and not liking her odds. But the giggling, rough-housing students gave her a much better idea. She had to act fast.

She slipped into the crowd

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