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"That screaed her throat with one of her hands "Solike it" She ju backward "And I think…I think it belonged to Aden"

Mary Ann was on her feet in the next instant, as well, heart ha hot and hard banded around her wrist, and then a strong breeze was ruffling her hair Her feet lost their solid foundation, and suddenly she was floating, flying She yelped in shock

The kids, the tables, even the walls around her vanished In a snap, thick tree trunks and orange-gold leaves took their place Sunlight gleaht for her startled eyes

An unruffled Victoria stood beside her

"What just happened?" Mary Ann rasped And why did she feel like she was going to fall over and voht as her stomach churned mercilessly

"I teleported us to the forest I can only travel short distances, so we’ll need to do this several more times before we can reach the ranch"

Wait They’d just teleported? Out of school? "Did anyone…see us?" God Now she couldn’t breathe, the air freezing in her nose before reaching her lungs

"I’ht, swaying with her sudden light-headedness "A little…warning next ti fro inside her veins

"Mary Ann?"

"Yes?"

"Here’s your warning"

Once again a hot brand circled her wrist Once again the ground disappeared fro, wind ripping through her, splitting her into thousands of pieces, then fitting her back together again in an instant

This tihborhood Small, kind of rundown houses surrounded her Those pesky blackbirds were squawking and flying in every direction, as if so had startled the past The driver rubbernecked, trying to look at the as possible Had he seen them appear out of nowhere?

He’ll think he made a mistake Don’t worry about that now "Don’t…just…rest…" Words--form properly, damn it!

Another cuss word Excellent At this rate, she’d soon sound like every other kid at school

No time to mourn that develop in front of her eyes, thickening, soed out of control, beco a blizzard, and she shivered Ice Her new

"Just a little farther," Victoria said There was no sympathy in her tone, only worry "Okay? Yes?"

For Aden For Riley Mary Ann could do this She straightened Nodded

Victoria wasted no tihty wind Unwanted chill Mary Ann in pieces--pieces that could be lost forever What if she didn’t fit back together the right way? What if she-- God, she really was a liability She really was the weak link of their circle She couldn’t even handle being teleported

That will change I’ll learn to fight, no matter what’s required of me, she told herself as she solidified in…she looked around, only frag black A train track, too-tall grass that was yellow, brittle A snake slithered and hissed over the rusted iron Shouldn’t it be hibernating?

"Mary Ann?"

She knehat Victoria was asking Was she ready to go again? "Just…do it," she said "Finish this"

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