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The helicopter overhead ed and zagged, its light never pinpointing our location, but it was up there all the saiven up on us

We stayed as close as we could to the thicker patches of trees and brush, trying to keep low and out of sight The leaves above us were thrashed by the blades, and pieces of projectile branches and dirt whorled around us whenever the helicopter ca us on foot, too, and we had no idea how much of a head start we had on them

"Here" Tyler pulled me down beneath a layer of thick brush "Let’s see if we lost them"

I dropped in front of hi "Back there, with the ball?"

"You kidding? I saw you throw that night I figured that was one of your new superpowers"

"I don’t have powers," I countered

He shrugged dubiously "Did you see the way you threw that ball--you have powers" I couldn’t deny his accusation entirely Si like that, but it would be one giant coincidence if my new ability to throw stupid-fast wasn’t so else thatup, Tyler plucked a twig fro, I foundfor a different reason now "You?"

A lazy grin tugged at his lips "Hell no But you’re still not ditching me"

"It’s not funny"

His hand dropped towith mine "I know it’s not And I’ that’s ever happened tohiht froain, it jerked us back to reality We ju free from the bushes like startled anirown forest floor Branches whipped and pulled at us, snagging and ripping our clothes and skin

"This way" I clung to Tyler and towed hi halo of the spotlight bobbed behind us, ain, and I wondered at how he couldn’t see the branches and vines he continuously tripped over I tried to warn hiot lost in e rock in the path, he staggered, dragginghi See?" I pointed toward the trees "We’re al us like an unnatural shadow