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She’s running straight at me!
My heartbeat is in the stratosphere.
Saying a quick prayer, I withdraw the knife, my thighs tight, ready to pounce.
Suddenly her stride breaks and she veers sideways!
What!?! No!
Did she see me? Anticipate my plans?
No. A skinny, drenched cat, caught in the storm, gallops across her path before diving under the protection of a parked car.
Muttering a curse, she hurries forward again, her umbrella her shield.
Not a good enough weapon, I think. No. Not nearly good enough. She’s barely ten feet away when I notice a shadow behind her, a figure running through the curtain of the rain.
What? No!
She’s nearly to me.
I coil, ready to spring.
“Kristi!” a voice yells, and she half turns.
Startled, I lose my concentration.
Who is that? Someone who knows her? A witness?
No, no, no!
I flatten against the wall of the cathedral.
In a blink, she steps deeper into the alley, sweeps past me.
What?! NO!
I take off after her.
This can’t be happening!
Tonight is the night!
I sprint. Faster. Faster.
Splashing through the puddles.
I’ve waited far too long for this to go wrong.
I won’t be denied!
I’m only a step behind.
Suddenly, in a flash, she whirls.
Faces me.
My heart stops.
