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front gate.
He stood there watching me, not moving.
But I was done looking back.
As I walked down the gingko–lined avenue, the sound of cicadas mixed with the buzz of teachers giving lectures to the underclassmen.
I caught my last sunset at Westhaven High.
That was it.
My high school chapter had officially ended.
With the sky lit up in golden red, I turned toward the bus stop to head home.
Just as I stepped into the crosswalk, I heard the shrill ring of a bike bell.
Maddie.
She barreled straight toward me on her bike.
I barely had time to dodge, but-
BAM.
The collision knocked me flat. It felt like being punched full–force in the gut.
Maddie slammed straight into a steel ad board. The crash echoed loud, and she tumbled off her bike
with a shriek.
“Mad!” Chase’s voice rang out from across the street.
He sprinted over, chest heaving, and went straight to her.
He helped Maddie up
first.
“Sierra, what were you thinking?! Running in front of her like that–do you know how dangerous
that was?!”
Blood trickled from the scrape on my knee, but I still managed to shout, “She swerved across the
road and hit me!”
Maddie clung weakly to his arms, tears rolling down her cheeks.
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“I just wanted to say hi to my sister… I didn’t mean to. The brakes stopped working, I couldn’t steer… I didn’t mean it.”
Chase’s voice instantly softened. “It’s okay, it’s okay. Let’s get you to the hospital.”
He was about to pick her up when several security guards ran over.
One pointed angrily at the toppled ad sign. “This board cost our company five thousand bucks to install! Someone better pay for this, and I mean full price.”
His eyes flicked between the three of us like a predator picking his prey.
Maddie stiffened in Chase’s arms–then pointed at me.
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