Chapter 16
Run. Now. Run. One leg in front of the other, rightleftrightleft, straight ahead toward the nooks and crannies of the mountains, the ones that have followed your every step from the moment you arrived, then and now, concentrating your tiniest fibers faster, faster, faster. Even at your preternatural speed, too quick for human eyes to see, flash here, flash there, flash faster and faster until you’re hidden from their view. There are no moments to waste. Your very existence, whether you will find freedom or be dragged back to the camp, depends on your special speed. Run faster still, pressing forward, forward, pressing yourself to your limits though your strength is brisk and your abilities strong. Run faster still, knowing Sarah is there, only miles away, and you will see her s
