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MADDY AND AZ
David took the board over the ridge so fast that Tally
thought she would tumble off. She sank her fingertips into
David’s jacket to steady herself, thankful for the new shoes’
grippy soles. “Listen, David. The Boss fought them, that’s
why they killed him.”
“My parents would fight too.”
She bit her lip and focused her whole mind on staying
on board. When they reached the closest approach of the
hoverpath to his parents’ house, David jumped off and
dashed down the slope.
Tally realized that the board still wasn’t fully charged,
and took a moment to unfold it before following, in no
hurry to discover what the Specials had done to Maddy and
Az. But when she thought of David finding his parents on
his own, Tally ran after him.
It took her long minutes to find the path in the dense
brush. Two nights ago they had come in the dark, and from
a different direction. She listened for David, but couldn’t