“What…” Julia said. “What aren’t you telling me?”
He refused to look at her. Instead, he took a sharp turn to the right. This route led home, and suddenly Julia was home, and suddenly she was not interested in knowing the answer.
After they straightened out, he said, “There was another fire today.”
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Hours later, the sun broke over the horizon, and the men broke off their pursuit. She figured the police would be hard pressed to ignore reports of armed men roaming the woods outside of hunting season. Even dirty cops need to play the game to avoid suspicion.
To play it safe, Julia waited an hour before skirting along the main road towards camp. After another hour of walking, she stumbled onto a bus stop. When she confirmed the route with the driver, she made the rest of the trip in style.
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Julia intended to sleep for only an hour, but went through her alarm and woke up five hours later. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes and stretched out, but her muscles and joints protested every motion. This is going to be rough…
“Shit!” Julia said. “Time to get up.”
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“Where is Kaylee?” Julia asked at a near whisper.
Gwen looked up and held back her breath. Julia put on what she hoped would be a disarming smile, but suspected it would appear strained. I’m trying!
“You?” Gwen said with wide eyes.
“Did Kaylee make it home last night?” Julia asked.
“Get away!” Gwen said.
“Why?” Julia countered. “I’m not the one who tried their hand at murder…”
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“Asshole,” her boyfriend said.
“I know…” Julia found herself saying.
In spite of her lips moving there came no sound. Even in her mind, she was incapable of speaking her boyfriend’s name. Why can’t I remember his name?
“Why didn’t you call me?” He asked.
“I got lost in the moment,” Julia said. “How did you know where I’d be?”
“A co-worker told me,” he said. “His wife called, worried that we were still doing line work at the school.”
“Thank goodness, for anxious spouses,” Julia said.
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“I heard you talking to the cops,” Julia said.
Gwen’s left eye twitched repeatedly. Fear and prejudice were difficult to overcome and accepting the words of a werewolf was a doozie.
“She never made it home last night,” Gwen said.
“Even with an overabundance of caution,” Julia said. “Kaylee should have been here by four.”
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When it came to playing Cat and Mouse, Julia had major hangups about being the latter. Although, she would have grudgingly agreed to being the cat. Still, if the moon had been full, this would have been a whole new game.
To play the mouse, she needed to get noticed. Julia crested over a hill, her silhouette outlined by the cloudy sky behind her. They spotted her, and she made a break for the main road. Come at me!
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“Asshole,” her boyfriend said.
“I know, …” Julia found herself saying.
While her lips moved no sound was produced. It seemed there even in her mind, she was incapable of bringing up her boyfriend’s name. Why can’t I remember his name?
“Why didn’t you call me?” he asked.
“I got lost in the moment,” Julia said. “How did you know where I’d be there?”
“A co-worker told me,” he said. “His wife called, she was worried that we were still doing line work at the school.”
“Thank goodness, for worried spouses,” Julia said.
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“I heard you talking to the cops,” Julia said. “Figured you could use all the help you could get.”
Gwen’s left eye twitched repeatedly, while she digests those words. Fear and prejudice were rather difficult for people to overcome with people, but Julia was not people, she just happened to look like one.
“She never made it home last night,” Gwen said.
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The first thing she needed to do was to get noticed, so she crested over a hill, her silhouette showing up clearly against the cloudy night sky. Even in these low light conditions, they managed to spot her making a break for the main road and took chase. Come at me!
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