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Chapter 22
June 30th
Lili’s point of view
It was nearly 3 am, and I stood on the street a few yards from my friend’s house. Cato wasn’t here to pick me up yet, but I couldn’t take one more question from my friends crushing on Cato, Mathias and Silas, so I left. I wrapped my dressing gown tight around me and folded my arms, staring down the road, waiting for his car to appear.
But of course, he was late.
My friend lived on the edge of Manson town. Opposite her house was the edge of the forest, where the trees stood tall and gloomy, a dense layer of shrubbery below them.
I tapped my foot impatiently. It was 3:07 am and Cato still wasn’t here. It was only four miles from Manson to home. I could run it easily.
I glanced into the shadowy forest once more. It’s amazing the difference night can make. It was simply the absence of light, yet I shivered and recoiled away as I stared into the darkness. I couldn&rsquo
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