the gray clouds, casting long
wanted to punish her, but the memory of last night's storm - the purple lightning, his own hands sh
d, letting a tiny fraction of the golden energy flow into her arms. The heavy metal sudde
or. She carried a tin plate. She toss
single slice of sta
ach growled loudly, but she didn't
abitha muttered
barn. Two other teenage boys followed him
cket and loaded it. He pulled the r
mple. She flinched. A thin
laughed
ped the axe. She turned and lo
step back, suddenly feeling very cold. But hi
Gus yelled. He stomped forward,
ve her body. Sh
in front of Gus's boots. She im
er. His balance lurched. He pitched f
ing. He pushed himself up onto his
ds went v
embling with rage. He c
y into a tight, heavy ball inside her head. W
visible weight aga
or. He dropped to his knees and clutched his head. His vision blurred. He
it stop." He collapsed for
nd ran out of the house. She
she s
back. She lowered her head and mad
er eyes were wild. "Wh
hed at
heavy body flew past her. Tabitha tripped ov
there. He held a shotgun. He pumped the
beat remained perfectly steady
remembered how powerless he had felt. His finger hovered near the tri
n the mud. "Do s
rve had broken completely. He backed
m. She picked up the axe and
thmic thumping of helicopter rotors b
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