Taken by Emma Knight

Author:Emma Knight [Knight, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Emma Knight
Published: 2011-12-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Rachel scurried out of the Gap, and ran into Victoria’s Secret. She grabbed Taryn by the arm and said, “Hurry, I need to go— my mom’s on her way to get me from school. I told her I was staying for extra help because I’m grounded, so I need to get back there before she does.”

“Whoa!” said Taryn. “What are you talking about?”

“I’m grounded. I had to lie to get out of the house. My mom doesn’t know I’m here,” Rachel said, out of breath. “We have to go now!”

“OK! Girls, let’s go, quickly!” Taryn said. “We have to get Rachel back to school.”

The six girls rushed out of the mall quicker than ever and jumped into the car. Taryn backed out of the parking space quickly, almost hitting a white Range Rover parked behind her. Rachel sat in the back, and kept a look out for her mom’s station wagon.

“Why are you grounded, Rach?” asked Liv.

“Because of the newspaper article, and the fight. My parents just don’t trust me anymore.”

“Wow,” Liv said. “They’re tough.”

“You have no idea!” Rachel said.

“So does this mean you can’t come to the movies later?” asked Jen.

“I’m going to try. I need to see how the night goes. If I can sneak out, I will!”

“You’re so cool,” said Taryn, as she sped down the highway and on to Route 22.

As they headed off the exit, Rachel spotted her mom’s station wagon cruising along.

“That’s my mom, hurry!” shouted Rachel, pointing to her mom’s car.

“Don’t worry, I have an eight cylinder engine—, I’ll beat her before it turns into a one lane road.”

Rachel sat in the back seat and watched as Taryn weaved in and out of cars. Her mom’s car was two cars ahead, and the road narrowed in approximately one mile. Rachel knew if they didn’t make the stoplight, she would surely get caught.

The light turned green in the distance and Rachel held her breath and closed her eyes. She couldn’t watch anymore, she was getting too anxious. She felt the car accelerate and the girls all screamed “Wahoo!”

Rachel was so nervous, she began to sweat. She couldn’t bear to think about what would happen to her if she pulled up at the same time as her mother, or right after her, for that matter. She tried to devise a plan for what to do if that happened. Even if she did beat her mom, she would only beat her by a minute, and she would have to quickly run into the building and then walk out again so her mom would think she was just leaving.

“We did it!” Taryn said as she passed Rachel’s mom on the left. Rachel opened her eyes and looked out the rear windshield. Much to her surprise, Taryn had managed to get five cars ahead of her mom.

“OMG, you’re amazing Taryn,” Rachel said. “You saved my life!”

As the car pulled into the driveway of the school, Taryn sped down and dropped Rachel at the side entrance. “Go in that way, and then come out the front,” Taryn said.

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