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down.
Tess
turned and
hugged
me. “Maddy,
you’re brilliant, that’s what you are!” She let go
of me and said “Let’s get out of here.”
I
started
crawling
out
of the
shaft
and
onto the roof. I helped Tess out of the shaft.
We were safe, for now.
Chapter Twenty-Three Over the Edge
    We
closed
the
vent and ran over to the
edge of the building. We stood up onto the ledge
and looked over. On the count of three we both
jumped off the roof at the same time. After
landing safely onto the ground, we ran to the
store window and
looked into the shop. The
buffoons were climbing into the vent shaft.
    We looked at the map. We needed a better
way to get to Idaho without breaking the law. I
couldn’t
think of
anything,
and neither could
Tess.
    I
wasn’t
going to
walk all
the
way to
Idaho. Not a chance. There were just too many
risks.
“Do you have any ideas?” I asked Tess.
    “None that are legal, if that’s what you’re
asking,” she replied.
We had no other choice but to walk. So
we
looked
at
the
map
and
started
walking.
We talked about school and how much of it that
we’re missing, and how many unexcused tardies
we must be getting.
It was getting dark now. The almost full
moon was out, providing some decent light to
walk in. All of a sudden it started raining. That
helped
our
situation; not. Now
we
were
miserable, and wet. Two very bad combinations.
We saw a forested area not far off so we
sprinted to it, to take cover; figuring that maybe
all the trees would keep most of the rain from
getting to us, and also keep us out of sight from
anyone who might be looking for us.
The woods were so dense that there was
hardly any light from the moon getting through.
There seemed to be a lot of giant trees
that
appeared to be dead, with no leaves or needles or
anything. We kept trudging through the woods
in the dead of night, trying not to pay attention
to all the scary noises that were just beyond our
sight.
Sounds pretty creepy right? A lot of bad
things could happen in the woods in the dead of
night.
Questions kept racing in my head. Didn’t
Tess burn these woods the last time we went through
them? What
if we get kidnapped
while we’re
i n
here? Why did those men take Tess?
    As
I
walked
on,
I
was
getting
tired.
I
could barely keep my eyes open. But we had to
keep moving. We couldn’t risk being found.
    A few minutes later, I found myself on
the ground, being woken up by
Tess. She was
looking at me. “You ok?” she asked.
“Yeah, what happened?” I replied.
    “We were walking and you just fell asleep
while walking.”
“Oops.
I
guess
I’m
just
too
tired
to
walk.”
Tess lent me hand, and helped me back
up. “We have to keep going Maddy, we can’t
risk being found,” she said when I was on my
feet.
“I
know,
it’s
just
that
I’m
too
tired,”
I
replied.
We heard something move in the bushes
behind us. We turned around just as someone
stumbled
out
of
the
bushes
holding
what
appeared to be a gun.
Someone we’ve seen before!
Chapter Twenty-Four Revenge
    It was Addie.
If you don’t remember who Addie is, she
was the cop whose car Tess burned. She was a
wreck.
Her
long
blonde
hair
(that
was
surprisingly still on her head) was stained with
blood. The left side of her face was burnt and
looked a little crispy. Her whole right arm was
burnt and red. Her right sleeve was shredded.
“How are you still alive?” Tess asked.
I was curious as well.
“I’m
smarter
than
you
might
think.
When the car was on fire, and you guys left, I
used
my
right arm
to
get
out.
Unfortunately,
my face went through a wall of flames and I
burnt
the
left
side
of
it.
When
I
finally
managed
to
get out, no
one
was
there.
I’ve
been walking to the lab ever since.”
“How did you not die of hunger?” I asked.
“The reason I used my right arm to get
out is because I shoot with my left. I’ve been
killing and eating animals to survive. Now, I’m
going to get my revenge.”
“How do you plan on doing that?” I