Surviving ELE (ELE Series #4) by Gober Rebecca & Courtney Nuckels

Author:Gober, Rebecca & Courtney Nuckels [Gober, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-02-08T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 8

Run! I exhale puffs of smoke as my labored breath meets the icy air. I wasn’t awake when they took me here, so I have no earthly idea where I am. From what I can see, I’m in an urbanized industrial area. I run through an abandoned parking lot towards an outcropping of buildings.

I don’t hear any pursuers yet, but the alarms haven’t quieted in the distance. Wispy clouds stream across the full moon, giving a creepy feel to the night. I imagine the sound of helicopters and vehicles will be roaring to life soon. I’m their moneymaker. There is no way they are going to let me go without a fight.

I reach the first building before I hear any sign of pursuit. I turn around and see him running for me. Tony! Even though my heart wishes he were coming to save me, I don’t dare turn to him. I know Zack well enough to realize that there is no way he will relinquish control over him at a time like this.

I push aside the hopeless idea that Tony found a way to break free of Zack’s power and is coming to save me. This isn’t a fairy tale. I have to save myself.

He’s gaining on me, so I push myself harder. I whiz down streets of tall, empty buildings that cast eerie shadows across the ground. The night is dark but the moon is bright enough that I can’t find easy cover.

I take a fast right, hoping to lose him. I run behind an alley that lines a steel graveyard of refineries and more old buildings. Something about this place is frighteningly familiar. The sound of his feet hitting the pavement behind me propels me forward. My eyes must be glowing neon yellow with how hard I’m pushing this ability.

“Don’t worry, Willow! I’m not going to hurt you.” His breath doesn’t even sound winded. I don’t dare glance behind me again, not even when he adds an evil, “much,” to the end of that sentence a second later.

My stomach drops with his words. The vision! I remember it as I spot a fork in the road a few yards ahead. I don’t debate whether I should take it or stay on this straight path. I remember the vision. The fork leads to a dead end. I fake like I’m going to go left but I keep going straight. I push the limits of my power, running so ridiculously fast that I can only imagine there’s a smoke trail beneath my sneakers.

I can see water up ahead. The moon reflects off its shiny surface. Soon, I find myself at the end of a street with another choice to be made. Left or right. I don’t have time to really study the different routes because he’s so close now. Right! I decide at the very last second. I turn and find myself running along a street lined with boarded-up shops and restaurants.

My heart is like a jackhammer pounding in my chest.

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