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Luke’
    ‘ewww try to behave ;-)’
    ‘Funny’
    ‘I have to leave tonight. Lorri is sending me to Greece to see my fam’
    Panic filled him, ‘NO’
    ‘yeah’
    ‘I’m coming to you’
    ‘Leaving now with Aims. Text when I know where I am. <3 U’
    He sighed, “Fuck.” Then sent his last message to her, in hopes it would help his cause later, ‘I love you too’
    The last thing he wanted was for Hanna to meet the others. He had hoped to explain the whole situation before she met the rest of them.

Chapter Seven
    Ophelia

    Panic made her heart race as she ran through the downtown core. The small town along the Maine coastline was tiny enough that downtown consisted of about four blocks. Her feet ached from the flip-flops but fear and heartache pushed her on. She raced until she reached the only small lane that looked as if it could be considered an alley. She didn’t notice the shadows begin to take form around her feet.
    She leaned her back against the cool brick wall of the local hardware store. She didn’t know what had happened to Jake. Why had she run? Why had the voices told her to run? Where was her sister? She pulled her phone from her pocket but sparks flew from it as her fingers met it. She sighed.
    She slumped onto the ground between two huge dumpsters and clutched her knees in her arms. She pulled her knees into her chest.
    She was so lost in thought, she didn’t notice the white blue eyes watching her. She didn’t notice the dark shadows forming into fingers, trying to reach out to her.
    Her skin started to shiver from the cool air, brushing against the sweat beading on her skin. She had been hot all day. She felt like a freak wiping her hands against her forehead.
    Her breath grew rapid, she felt something change in the air around her. Suspense hung in the air, coating her skin like mist. She felt something moving but saw nothing. She heard the mist whisper.
    She gulped but didn’t move, she waited for whatever it was to show itself. The thumping in her chest was starting to drive her nuts. She tried to hold her breath in. Nothing moved around her.
    Suddenly a huge animal lunged at her from the black empty spaces between the walls and the unlit alley. She put her hands out and screamed. Something pulsed from her. The huge wolf with the pale blue eyes stumbled back. She screamed again.
    ‘RUN OPHELIA’
    She looked around at the voices but instead of belonging to the mist they had taken a shape. A huge ball of light separated into six smaller balls. As the light dimmed suddenly six girls stood in the alley. Each held their hands out as she had. They turned to face her, their faces each identical to her.
    Instead of eyes the bright blue lights filled their faces. Each made a panicked face and screamed at her in unison, ‘RUN’
    Their voices filled the air around her. She scrambled to her feet nearly losing her balance.
    ‘RUN TO THE HOUSE AND STAY INSIDE OPHELIA’
    She rounded the corner of the hardware store and didn’t stop until she was on her street. She raced across her lawn and bolted up her front steps. Her shaking hands were barely able to grip the door handle but she finally got it open. She shot inside the house and locked the door. She didn’t know if the beams of light could get in. She pressed her back against the door and began to sob.
    A knock at the door startled her. She shook her head letting the tears flow from her eyes.
    “Ophelia?”
    She stopped and whispered, “Jake?”
    “Ophelia let me in. Are you okay?”
    She shook her head and swallowed hard, “No I feel really sick. I need to go to bed.”
    The door handle rattled above her head.
    “Ophelia let me in.”
    She shook her head, as if he could see her.
    “Jesus Christ I just want to talk.” His voice started to sound angry.
    Trembling she wiped her face and waited for him to leave.
    His hands shook the door handle again, “Oh my god. What is that? Ophelia let me in. LET ME IN!”
    He began to pound on the