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"You can’t go out there if there’s a tornado on the ground"

"They said it’sthirty miles per hour, it’s currently esti us twenty-four ym in five o with you"

"No My car only has one seat empty The back seat is full of boxes Just stay here, stay safe"

"Then take this" She threw the bag to me "And be careful"

"I will" Once the rain hitslammed into o It would be stupid to assu in er seat and fired up my car I had already hit Rucker Boulevard when my phone synced to the car "Call Avery," I said clearly as rain pelted h my car speakers

"I’m on my way, okay? Stay away from the s, and when you see my car, come out"

"I don’t want you out in this, but I’m scared"

Tree branches danced above , cracking their trunks "Me, too"

Lightning split the sky

"Avery, do you have the radio on?" I leaned over hter? That wasn’t right

"Yes They’re saying to take cover"

"I’as, passing the other lone car out here Call-waiting beeped, and I glanced at the screen long enough to see Grayson’s name

He would knohat to do He always did But I couldn’t hang up on Avery Not when she was alone

"The sky is yellow," I said softly

"That’s not good!" She panicked

Shit, I should not have said that out loud "It’s okay, Avery You’re going to be okay"

Now if I only believed that