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Chapter One

Out of the Blue

Oh, bleep I was going to die

I was going to die a horrible, gruesome, painful death

My hand twitched atfor the pink Taser I kneasn't there Why had I ever wanted this? What was I thinking? Working at the International Paranorht have been close to indentured servitude, and sure, I had sos and creeptastic faeries, but that was nothing coer I faced now

Girls' gym

We were playing soccer-without shin guards The girl I was supposed to cover (a creature so hulking I swear she was a troll) charged towardfrom her nostrils I braced for impact

And then I ht But as I looking at the sky? Maybe it was connected to s Coht spots danced before edy Strikes During Soccer How

At last, blessed air filtered through A fa, dark hair, leaned over me My one normal friend, Carlee "Are you okay?" she asked

"Green!" a tenor barked out I was pretty sure that Miss Lynn had a deeper voice than ame!"

Ah, Green It seemed like such a cute last naal documents However, the more Miss Lynn shouted it, the less I liked it "GREEN!" Carlee held out a hand and helped me up

"That's okay I suck at soccer, too " She smiled and ran off She totally did not suck at soccer

It wasn't fair Here I was, standing like an idiot on a e What a waste of tier I had left, anyway? What if I was expending the precious remnants of my soul on soccer?

Maybe I could get a doctor's note I could see it now: "To whom it may concern: Evie has a rare condition in which she doesn't have enough of her own soul to live a normal life Therefore, she should be immediately and per and getting knocked down in the dirt "

Ridiculous But then again, it ht be worth a shot Lend's dad had some connections at the hospital