Wrong Number 2
“Jade shrieked. “He’s going in! I’ve got to get him!”
“Jade, no—!” Deena pleaded. But her friend had already climbed out of the car and was running up the lawn toward the porch. She slipped once on a patch of icy snow, but kept on going, calling Chuck’s name.
Chuck turned around and said something Deena couldn’t hear.
Jade pointed upstairs and said something back. They seemed to be arguing.
Hurry up, you two, Deena urged silently. We’ve got to get out of here!
And then she saw something else, something Chuck and Jade couldn’t see.
Another light.
A light flickering from behind the house.
And then Deena heard the grind and cough of an engine starting up.
She turned her head and searched the empty street.
No. The sound didn’t come from the street.
It came from behind the house.
“Jade! Chuck!” she yelled. “Someone’s coming!”
Jade and Chuck stopped arguing and turned toward the street. They must have heard the engine too, Deena realized.
She saw Chuck leap off the porch and start toward the... back of the house.MoreLess
“Jade, no—!” Deena pleaded. But her friend had already climbed out of the car and was running up the lawn toward the porch. She slipped once on a patch of icy snow, but kept on going, calling Chuck’s name.
Chuck turned around and said something Deena couldn’t hear.
Jade pointed upstairs and said something back. They seemed to be arguing.
Hurry up, you two, Deena urged silently. We’ve got to get out of here!
And then she saw something else, something Chuck and Jade couldn’t see.
Another light.
A light flickering from behind the house.
And then Deena heard the grind and cough of an engine starting up.
She turned her head and searched the empty street.
No. The sound didn’t come from the street.
It came from behind the house.
“Jade! Chuck!” she yelled. “Someone’s coming!”
Jade and Chuck stopped arguing and turned toward the street. They must have heard the engine too, Deena realized.
She saw Chuck leap off the porch and start toward the... back of the house.MoreLess
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