Leah’s smile evaporates. She darts a look at the main door, then crosses the distance between us. “No bullshit,” she murmurs. I shake my head. Leah looks at the doorway again. “I’m gonna give you a can of bear mace. Don’t go anywhere without it, even the bathroom. Even when you’re asleep. Wear real clothes to bed—shoes, too. Sleep over the covers. You’ll get used to it. If somebody wakes you up with a flashlight, use the mace and run. Don’t let them take you without a fight. And yell for me, okay?”
“Then what?”
“Get the f**k out. Don’t wander around the forest. You could get lost like—” she snaps her fingers in front of my eyes. I flinch. “Go to one of the side streets, hide, and wait. Ray can pick you up and take you to her house. You can stay there until it’s safe.”
“What about her pa
