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I smiled sadly. “When did you become so wise?”

He chuckled “I have always been wise, Katrina,” he said, nudging me gently with his elbow.

“Thanks, Jake. For everything,” I said to him. I reclaimed my crutches and trudged away from him when I saw Noelle approaching. Things were still awkward between us, and it would take time to change that.

At the last minute, instead of going to Mason, I changed course and walked toward my mom’s car, wanting to get away from it all. I felt a finger tap my shoulder, and I raised my head to meet a figure in a black hoodie. It was a man, but I couldn’t see his face. He handed me an envelope and ran off.

“It’s not over yet little girl.” Those were the words written on the paper in the envelope, and I felt lightheaded as I read them.

They were coming for me.

To be continued….