Lizzie and Freddy both screamed at the same moment. Lizzie bent over the railing as if she was trying to catch the woman, but it was too late. Turning back toward the mezzanine, she glimpsed the woman who"d come forward to save her. The woman inclined her head in acknowledgment of Lizzie’s stare, and then she disappeared.
Lizzie looked back down, hoping against the odds that Julie may have survived the fall. But instead of seeing Julie"s body, she saw Freddy was prone out across the floor as well. For an instant Lizzie feared the knife Julie had been holding had hit Freddy. But the same instant as he stirred, she realized he hadn’t been hit by a knife; he had fainted out of fear.
Harry meowed at Lizzie, bringing her attention to the poor animal who had saved her life. She reached down to
