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whisper something in her ear. 
    "Oh dear." The teacher looked up and met Lily's eyes. "Lily, I'm sorry but you need to go with the officer to answer some questions." 
    "Why?"
    "Just come with me. We can deal with this at the station."
    Lily grabbed her books and walked out hoping she didn't look as nervous as she felt. She wanted to bolt, but she knew the officer would catch her with no problem. "I don't understand. Should I call my parents?"
    "You can use the phone when we get to the station. It's probably a misunderstanding." 
    "Can I at least put my books back in my room?"
    He looked at her briefly. "I don't see why that would be a problem."
    Once in her room, Lily threw the books on the bed. She turned back to the officer. “Can I use the bathroom real quick?”
    “Yes.”
    Lily walked into the bathroom and closed the door behind her. She grabbed her phone out of her pocket and sent her mother a text. The police are here and bringing me in for questioning.
    Lily, use your powers.
    How? You want me to seduce a cop???
    No! Look him in the eye and tell him what you want him to believe.
    I'll try. I have to go he's waiting.
    Lily opened the bathroom door and stared out at the cop, trying to come up with something to say. Her mother was much better at this. She walked out of the bathroom and swallowed hard. She twirled her hair and looked up into his eyes. "Officer, can you help me for a moment?”
    "Uh sure, what can I do?" He looked around nervously. 
    Lily walked closer to the officer. She had no idea what she was doing, but figured at this point it was worth trying. She had seen her mother manipulate men countless times. 
    She locked her eyes with his and willed him to believe what she said. "I don't want to go down to the station. Go back and tell your boss you could not find me. You can leave now." 
    The officer turned and left. Lily couldn’t believe it worked! She had to get out of there before someone else came back. She grabbed her backpack and tossed in some clothes, cash, and the bankcard her father had given her.
     She called Jake. "The cops came for me, but I got out of it for now. I need to go. I'll contact you when I can." 
    "Wait for me. I'm going with you."
    "Jake, you can't leave for me." 
    "Of course I can. I'm on my way. There is nothing holding me here."
    "Okay. Thank you." Lily hit the ‘end’ button on the phone and held it in her hand for a minute. She was surprised that Jake wanted to go with her, but she certainly didn’t mind.
     
    For the first time in her life, Lily was really scared. Sure, there had been times when boys kissed her and passed out, but never something like this. Her eyelids burned with unshed tears. She didn’t like being this way. She didn’t want any of this.
    It wasn’t Ben’s fault either. He couldn’t help himself. But, why did he have to push himself on her twice. She was sure that’s what landed him in the hospital. Being exposed twice and the open mouth kiss. 
    Her mind drifted to Hannah. She hated to leave her. She’d text her when they were safely far away.
    “Lily?” Jake’s voice whispered on the other side of the door.
    She flung the door open and threw her arms around Jake. “I’m so scared.”
    “It’s okay. I’m here.” He held her tightly for a minute. “We should go.” He looked up and down the hallway quickly to make sure nobody was coming. Grabbing Lily’s hand, he led her out of the dorm. 
    They hurried across campus and into the woods nearby. Twigs crunched beneath their feet. Thankfully, the moon lit their path. She was glad Jake was with her. She would have been terrified running on her own. 
    “What are we gonna do, Jake?” Lily asked, her voice filled with panic. 
    “You told me your parents have some pull, right?”
    “Yeah, I guess.”
    “Let their lawyers handle it. Or let your mother handle it her way. In the meantime, we’ll stay out of sight. I'm used to moving around unnoticed.”
    “How far do you think