HAUNTED ALPHA

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. She signals for me to pass her the cell phone, takes it, touches the screen twice, puts it on speakerphone, and lowers the volume a bit. Someone answers, and oh God, that voice makes me forget everything, including the

ter, it's rare fo

ays with a furrowed brow a

e, when, tell me who did

signals with her eyes for me to take

en he says with a firm and angry voice, "Did y

t. Lale, now I know her name, says,

unches, and more. As I drop the phone, I tell her, "Look at me, hey, Lale, beautiful, everything will b

uch calms me down; it's like anest

of her hands on mine. She signals for the phone again, making my bra

e since we're still hiding in the bathroom.

fainted in the plane's hallway. I didn't have time for anyt

, and she says between pain-filled gasps, "Tell

t a surprising roar. "Tell her I'll

es with. I see a broom in a corner but don't take it because, as I try to reach for it, a tall man with black

've found here," he says, look

s he pulls me out of the bathroom, kick and hit him, but he just lau

of me, starts smelling me, a

p. He stands up a bit, claps, and contin

ch makes my hand hurt. He moves away from me, laughing and murmuring. I try to take the broom as best as

e again; I wait for him with my weapon in hand, stabbing him in the

alm down. I take advantage of the moment to glance at Lale, who has her phone to her ear. I don't get a chance to say anyt

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