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Author: Violet Smart
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Lorenzo:

I was up early the next day. I could barely sleep and I made sure that I was on high alert. I slept at home with all the security lights on.

I had already booked my trip and I decided that staying away from the pack and Erica was the best option I had to keep them both safe, as well as the employees under my care.

I made sure to tell no one about this as the madman after me wouldn't be able to pry information from them because they honestly wouldn't know where I would be.

I stood at my window and looked out and saw the chaos that the pack was in.

There had been so many makeshift houses that have been raised along the streets and scrap metal from cars and lamp posts littered the streets. This beautiful pack now looked like a slum.

I watched it all sadly and finally decided that I was going to aid in the relief efforts. If I was going to leave the park soon, then it was best that I made a difference before I disappeared.

I headed into the shower and I allowed the cold water to
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