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determined not to allow it. This at least helped the day pass quickly.
    Jordan rushed into the room and threw his backpack on the table. “Sorry I’m late. I thought I would wait for Rose, but she never showed.”
                  “What do you mean she never showed?” Raven asked in alarm, rising from his seat.
                  “She never reached the parking lot. I guessed she got a ride home from Eli.”
                  “I didn’t bring her home,” Eli said, also standing. “She was supposed to call me if she needed a ride home, and she didn’t. I’ll just call her.”
                  Raven paced nervously as Eli tried to reach Sophia on her cell phone.
                  “That’s weird. She’s not answering.”
                  Raven, in a mad dash, bolted through the room and out the door.
                  Charity threw her hands to her mouth. “Raven!” she called in alarm. “It’s daylight! You can’t go out there! Levi, do something!” she squealed, grabbing his shirt in her hands.
                  Eli was the first to react, running through the facility after his friend, but Raven was already out of sight. Vampires were known, after all, for their amazing speed. Eli gathered up a group and went after him.
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    Raven bolted through the forest with fervent speed. Even though the thick forest filtered the sunlight, he could still feel the pain as it began to penetrate his clothing and skin, slowly draining his strength. He ran faster. Nothing would keep him from reaching her. He didn’t stop running until he approached the school parking lot, which by now was empty. He paced anxiously, trying to catch even the slightest scent of her.
                  He finally stopped, calmed himself—and listened. He picked up on it right away—a rustling in the forest. It was her. He ran with speed and stealth, making no sound as he moved in and around the trees.
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    “Stop crying! No one is coming to save you! If you would have stayed with me none of this would be happening—and breaking my nose was a bad idea and one you’ll regret.”
                  Kyle was dragging Rose by the arm through the forest. She tried to use her strength to break free, but it only angered him more. He’d shown up after school, pressing what she thought was a gun to her back and demanding she come with him. No one seemed to notice or even care, which puzzled her. She was a new student after all, but everyone was either on their cell phones or iPods, not giving her the least amount of concern, or maybe they really didn’t notice. Either way it didn’t matter anymore, she may die soon, and she’d not even had a chance to really live. She didn’t know Kyle’s plans, but it couldn’t be good. After all, besides being mean, she knew he was also reckless and impulsive.
                  “Kyle, let me go. Please let me go,” she pleaded, fear shaking her to her core.
                  “After how you treated me—I don’t think so. You’re coming back to Atlanta with me.”
                  Her eyes widened in alarm. “Kyle, no!”
                  She struggled and fought until he pushed her down and pointed the gun at her.
                  “Are you gonna make me do this?” he shouted, his eyes were wild, and his hand shook slightly as he held the gun to her face.
                  “No!” she screamed, squeezing her eyes shut, too scared to even move for fear of angering him further.
                  Suddenly, she thought she picked up a sound but before she could make sense of it something that resembled a brick wall slammed into Kyle