Claire's POV I woke up to the sound of Alex's voice, urgent and insistent. "Claire, wake up." He said. I opened my eyes and saw him placing a finger on his mouth. "You have to be quiet." He added.My heart raced as I sat up in bed, trying to make sense of what was happening. Alex ushered me out of the room and down the hallway, toward a room that I knew was called the panic room. It was where people were safeguarded during a war to help protect their lives. When we got there, Alex opened the door and we both got in. I saw that Luna Lisa was already inside, asleep."What's going on?" I asked, my voice trembling. Alex dripped a finger on his lips again, signaling for me to hush. I looked around and saw that everywhere was peaceful, so there was really nothing to get me scared. Still, my mind wasn't at peace. If something awful wasn't happening, Alex wouldn't be acting in this kind of way at all. His action was only making my heart pound over and over in my chest."Is something the matt
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