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Think, Lucas--Christ, do so hiet out of here It won’t help ht not be findable I can break the jar, use the shards to cut hi before the Control Tower puts together who did it?

"It’shey," the man says, his voice strained, "everyone needs to take a break, get away, right?" He starts to lower his hands "It’s fine Go get the kid you brought in and take him--"

His eyes have latched on to the co behind h my spinal cord I didn’t clear the search field I shouldn’t have done this, I should have et out of here I need to get Sam out of here I need to find Mia My uniform is drenched in hot, clammy sweat and the collar of my vest has me like a hand wrapped aroundme a wary look as he reaches past my arm I can’t speak And not just because I’ a role

"Did you search for this?"

Can’t Breathe

I want to disappear into my head so badly The silence that stretches between us is unbearable I look down He must take it as a nod

"There’s no one here by that na over the desk to move and click the mouse around Another field appears on the screen, and the whole thing refreshes "But there’s a Natalie Orfeo who’s listed as being in Belle Plain That’s in Texas, apparently"

I hadn’t searched right? I catchyou He wants to catch you He’ll turn you back over to the Trainers

Butif I hadn’t searched right, that s I didn’t see It meant--

"No? What about a Mia?"

My body reacts before es toward the computer Dunn ju other than what’s on the screen Joy crashes into relief My knees ive out on me if I don’t hold on to the table