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But there was nothing I could do about it now except strap my seatbelt on, watch the town slip farther and farther away, and keep ht

I tapped ers anxiously on my knee In the confined space of the car, the electricity hu, andto sweat "So where exactly are we going?" I asked

"Where going to two places, actually," Alex toldthe car "But the first stop is just so I can pick so up"

I wiped my sweaty palm on my jeans "So what’s the second stop?"

He flashed me a devious smile "That one’s a secret"

A secret Secrets were rarely good And since it was Alex…let’s just say I wasn’t feeling too opti nice Well nice for hiier than I’d already been, and I couldn’t help but wonder if he had so me out here

A lumped for with hi? You look scared"

"What?" I shook my head "No I’m not scared"

"Really? Because you sure look like you are"

I fiddled with the zipper onwhat to say The truth Sure, why not It couldn’t uess maybe I’m a little scared"

He slowed down the car and hway and onto a snow packed back road that laced over the foot hills These kinds of roads were the kind that the snos only plowed a few miles up, which meant we probably wouldn’t be able to make it that far up it Or at least the car wouldn’t be able to On foot, well, that was a different story

I gulped at that frightening thought

"So why are you scared?" Alex asked

I shrugged, trying not to get freaked out by the sight of the trees triht be hiding in the about you other than you hate me"

"I don’t hate you," he toldthe truth "I’ personal"

Moody Understateaze away fro ahead, eyes focus on the road As reen eyes, dark hair, perfect lips He wasn’t too thin, nor too big and bulky He was a happy medium--lean and nice

Very nice

A crooked smile crept up on his face as he turned his head toward "

I whippedlike a total idiot "No, I wasn’t"

He laughed but said nothing

A fewcabin A crooked gray stone chimney topped the roof, and a partly collapsed deck wrapped around the bottom The ere boarded up, and the entire yard was buried in at least five feet of snow except for a recently shoveled ay

He pulled the e "Wait here I’ll be right back" He got out of the car, sinking ankle deep in snow as he trampled up to the front door of the cabin and entered without knocking

My nerves were bouncing as I sat in the car alone There were trees all over the place What if they were out there, watchingfor the perfect moment to jump out and killdid happen, I was doonal on my cell phone I checked the screen of ers onto stay calm Breathe, I told myself Just breathe

Thankfully, Alex caht, fluffy snowflakes had started to float down from the sky and frost now laced the car s

"What were you doing in there?" I asked as he cliether, war important" He flipped the windshield wipers on "I just needed to check on soht you said you needed to pick soed, shifted into reverse, and backed out onto the road, the car’s tires spinning in protest

The snowflakes becaainst thethe farther up theoverti to worry that the car was going to get stuck, we came to a stop in thearound since the only things around were ine

"What are you doing?" I asked nervously

"We’re here" He gestured at the scenery outside "This is it"

I frowned "Where are we?"