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“Easy,” said Michael. “We’ll call in a bomb threat.”
CHAPTER 33
Hunter couldn’t believe he was at school. He felt like he’d drunk an entire pot of coffee in one swig. His nerves were shot.
Actually, a pot of coffee didn’t sound like a bad idea.
He hadn’t slept at all last night.
Every time he closed his eyes, he saw Kate.
The arrows.
The blood.
The way she sank into the earth.
Focus.
The first bell hadn’t rung yet, and the hallways were packed. Kids on cell phones, checking lockers, laughing, making out, arguing. Hundreds of kids. Thousands, if you counted the middle school.
Today they all had a target on their backs.
Sweat was collecting under his collar. He hung close to the auditorium doors, pretending to be texting.
Really, he was just running his fingers over the blank face of Kate’s phone.
The Merricks’ plan was thin. There was a chance they wouldn’t succeed, that Calla and her crew would blow this whole place to smithereens.
Actually, as a rescue mission, this whole plan kind of sucked. Too many variables.
Too many chances for the wrong people to escape, and for the good guys to get hurt. Again.
So Hunter had come up with his own plan.
He pressed the button to turn on the phone. He watched the little icons light up. Cell signal. WiFi.
GPS.
Then he shoved the phone in his pocket. It would only be a matter of time before Silver showed up.
The fire alarms went off, and Hunter jumped a mile. The sound slammed into his head and caused an immediate pulsing headache.
Becca had carried out her part. The bomb threat had been made.
Students immediately started bunching around the exits.
He ducked through the auditorium doors. The alarms were louder in here, echoing because of the acoustics.
Now Hunter just needed to get the Merricks out, too.
They were stationed all over the school. Hunter pulled out the disposable phone Michael had given him. He’d lied to them so many times—would they trust him now? He dashed out a quick group text to all of them.
Found Calla & kids in aud! Bolted. Heading for strip mall. Need backup!
Their replies started coming in almost instantly. They were abandoning their posts to help him. The strip mall was at least half a mile down from the school.
And completely safe.
