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Chloe

A car backfires and the storefrontto lass in a wide radius

I freeze, so stunned I barely feel the glass biting into my bare arm Then the screams reach me

“Shots fired! Call 911,” so, and adrenaline floods my veins as lass explosion

So

At me

They found me

My feet react before the rest ofme into a juister inside the store explodes into splinters

The sao

I taste terror It’s coppery, like blood Maybe it is blood Maybe I was shot, and I’ infor all they’re worth as I sprint down the block I can feel the burn in s, so I’m alive

For now

Because they found ain

Idown a narrow side street, and over li after me at full speed

My lungs are already screaive out, but I put on a desperate burst of speed and dash into an alley before they round the corner A five-foot-tall chain-link fence cuts the alley in half, but I cli th

The back of the alley connects to another street, and a sob of relief bursts from my throat as I realize it’s the one where I parked my car before the interview

Run, Chloe You can do it

Desperately sucking in air, I sprint down the street, scanning the curb for a beat-up Toyota Corolla

Where is it?

Where did I leave the damn car?

Was it behind the blue pickup truck or the white one?