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“Bad things,” Astrid said “Very bad things are going on Listen to ?”

Someone must have spotted Brianna because suddenly there were kids rushing toward her fro baseball bats and tire irons and at least one long-handled ax

“It’s a freak! Get her!”

“She’s spying on us!”

“Get out of here, Breeze,” Astrid said urgently “Find a way to help Sam If we lose him, we’re done”

“These creeps don’t scareit on, you punks!”

To shock her, Astrid grabbed her face She squeezed it hard, like a very angry mother with a very bad little child “It’s not about you, Brianna! Now get out of here!”

Brianna pulled back Her face was flushed fro”to her

Astrid was probably right They didn’t call her Astrid the Genius for nothing But Brianna knew if the mob lost her, they’d likely take it out on Astrid

“Take care of yourself, Astrid,” Brianna said

Brianna zoomed fifty feet away froht here You want a piece? You want a piece of the Breeze?”

The crowd spotted her, turned, and went after her, veering away from Astrid

“Ge

t her!”

“Get that mutant freak!”