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Liv

The co on outside the a on a movie set I tried to cleardeeper down into s, like I’d stuck my head inside a chimney or inhaled the burnt toast Marisa always made The wail of the sirens had died

down They didn’t need the already arrived

I’d ht? So why did I feel like a part of et back? I shuddered and wrapped hter around the scratchy blanket draped over my shoulders What time is it? The paramedic put the stethoscope in his ears

“Liv!” I heard the voice I’d recognize anywhere, even through the walls of an a into the paraency in his voiceto do with the cold

Pushing open the doors of the vehicle, I scanned the area for him

“Ma’aent request of the paramedic behind me didn’t stop me

I hopped out of the a a shiver through me “Ford” My voice croaked Smoke and droplets of water filled my nose

“Liv!” His shouts were cut off I spotted hihters and police officers had grabbed hold of hi building Someone had their arm around his neck to try to keep him back

“Ford!” Icy water fro ain

His head whipped around, and the entire weight of the pack shifted and collapsed into the ground He scrambled out fro toward me

Droplets of water created a fine, freezing ed aroundinI’d called houlfed in flames They’d taken Marisa to another ambulance I needed to find her Where is she? Hysteria bubbled toward the surface of my mind

Ford’s eyes hen he got topast anyone in his way The fear ebbed away a bit now that he was there His arainst his chest The thundering of his heart pounded against ed on his back, and he loosened his grip

“Are you okay? What happened?” His voice was frantic

“We got out before it got really bad” It could have been so ed to keep at bay rushed to the surface A panic I’d pushed aside while I was sitting outside in the blistering cold slammed into me, and I swayed on my feet I could have died