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Soe question I had hy did I keep slipping into the vision things? I hadn’t touched a Crystal Ball or anything when I’d witness the Keeper and De it up, just like I hadn’t when I’d been pulled away back at the telescope and saw the ht possibly be me since the hter was me--than the vision had to be from the past But the question hy couldn’t I re? If it had already taken place, I should have soht?

Ah! I was so confused

I pitter-pattered through , but ended up feelinga lot since I always felt lost There was only one way I could think of to get some answers to my endless list of questions But whether he’d tell h

"Alex," I said so abruptly it made him jump

"What?" he asked breathlessly

I ignored the warning inme not to ask "Is it possible to see a vision without a Foreseer’s crystal ball?"

He gave ed "I was just wondering"

He thought about it for a second "I don’t know… I think there h to do it, but I don’t know anything about hih, he actually sounded like he was telling the truth "Oh Okay"

I turned and looked out the , thinking about the wohter in the field; the horrible scene I’d witnessed at the lake; the Keeper and Demetrius’s discussion about the woirl who they’d said needed to be kept away fro about my mother and me They just had to Either that, or there was another poor une around the world somewhere God, this was some heavy stuff I really needed soure all this out

Alex stopped the Jeep at a stop sign "Do you think you saw a vision without a crystal ball?"

"Huh?" Hoas I supposed to answer? With the truth? My gut instinct told me not to "No, I was just curious That’s all"

He stared atthe intensity of the electricity to spark up "Ge from me Are you? Because if you are, whatever it is, you can tell me"

I’d have liked to have been able to tell him, but I was afraid he’d just freak out I had to tell soh It was important And since he was the only one here… "I don’t know…Well, it’s just that back at Laylen’s house I thought--"

Alex’s phone rang, interrupting me He slid his phone out of the pocket of his jeans, and relief swept across his face as he glanced at the screen "It’s Stephan," he said, then answered it

I could hear Stephan’s voiceon the other end Alex pulled out onto theus to Mountain View, Population 523 Wow A town sht?

"Yeah, hold on," Alex said into the phone He parked the Jeep on the side of the road, in front of a cedar-sided house that had a giant sculpture of ahere?" I asked, but he was already cli out of the car "Stay here," he told me and slammed the door shut

He didn’t head toward the house He walked around to the back of the Jeep and stood there with the phone pressed to his ear

Obviously, they were discussing so that they didn’t want ht? Iabouta plan to re about an old Jeep is that the s aren’t automatic This alloweda button would have brought on I leaned my head toward theand tried to listen, but Alex had left the engine running and I could hardly hear a thing I eased the n a sliverat my skin

"Well, what do you wantA pause and then, "I know, but she’s growing suspicious You don’t kno she is…She asks a lot of questions" Another pause, this tier "I know, but it’s hard for me to do that with her She just…I just can’t…I don’t know I have a hard ti to her"

Well, that was news topart--I already kneas a liar--but the part about hi to me That was a shocker, and, hey, ht, fine I’ll see you in a bit," Alex said

I had very little time to react to the "see you in a bit" part I fuot it up in tiht as Alex opened the door

All I could do was pray he hadn’t seenthe door closed "He’ll be here in a bit"

Oh, yippy, I thought sarcastically "Oh yeah"

He pulled the Jeep back onto the road "Yeah Marco and Sophia are with hiht"

I’d have felt relieved except for the sick feeling inabout, and Laylen had warned et so to a brick building that had a huge sign that read Edo back to the cabin so we’ll be there when everyone shows up"

"So where are Aislin and Laylen," I asked "I mean, why did they never transport back?"