Selena couldn't sleep at all. Lying in bed, she felt a mix of nervousness and excitement. The thought of finally leaving Cloudflare City and getting away from that insufferable Aaron-filled her with anticipation. She found herself practically counting down the minutes.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Suddenly, loud knocks came from the front door, startling Selena. She quickly got up and looked toward the door. The young girl with her woke up, confused. "What's happening?"

A sinking feeling of dread washed over Selena. Could they have found her already? So soon?

She got out of bed and said, "I'll go check. You two stay here."

The girl looked uneasy. "Selena, are you sure everything's okay?"

Selena nodded. "Don't worry, it'll be fine."

She quickly dressed and stepped outside.

"Who is it?" she asked cautiously.

"It's me, Selena. Hurry, come out!"

voice at

and quickly opened the door. "Ave, what are you

By now, she should have been back at Maple Garden. Aveline grabbed her wrist, looking frantic. "I saw Aaron's car. He found you. We

froze in shock. "He found me? How did

hide her whereabouts. How could Aaron have tracked her down so

urged, "There's no time to figure that out. We need to

exchanged a few words with the girl, then grabbed her backpack and hurried back out to Aveline's car. Aveline

shoulder. Her eyes widened in horror." Ave, we might not be

also noticed the headlights in the rearview mirror, and

How did this happen?

the

to

and Aveline slammed her foot

he's already found me. There's no

"We can't just give up now. You're so close

off. "Ave,

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