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Did they know everything too?

As we rushed through the hall, though, I noticed that there was, in fact, one door still open One that I made sure I closed earlier on my way out

My door

I jerked to a stop in front of it, halting Noah along with me "My door," I whispered to him "I closed it, Noah I closed it"

"Mara--"

I pushed the door open--a diht fell on the wall, by Phoebe’s bed

Where there were letters

Letters that formed words

Words that ritten in so dark and wet

The salt-rust smell assaulted ht switch but the light didn’t turn on He o of my hand

Phoebe was tucked into her bed, the covers up to her chest Her arms were by her side, and two dark, red balloons of blood burst fro the white blanket on either side of her body And on the wall, written in blood, were three words

I SEE YOU

Jude was here

The room was sucked of all sound I tried to s, to scream, but I couldn’t It was an infinity before I heard my name whispered in the most faht and perfect He foldeds around him and buried my face in his neck and sobbed without sound

He didn’t say anything as he carried h the hall withit and I didn’t care If he put me down, I wasn’t sure I would be able to stand on my own

We reached the front entrance then And he leaned back and looked up into my eyes

"The resort is maybe twenty minutes, if we run Can you run, Mara?"

Could I run?

The as at my door and there was fire at my feet I had to run I would

I nodded, and Noah set rasp He reached for the door

But what about--

"Ja back "Jamie ith us in the office, Noah He ith us"

I was being watched and tortured Phoebe was being used and had been killed

Neither of us had been safe Both of us were here

Which meant Jamie wasn’t safe either None of the other students were

But of them, Jamie was the one I cared about the et out

"We have to get Jamie," I said, my voice clear

Noah nodded once, his expression hard "I will, I swear it, but I need to get you safe, first"

Noah was choosing me

I didn’t waver "We can’t leave him"

"Mara--"

"We can’t leave him," I said, and tried to pull away