Chapter 17

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He stares at me, eyes wide, mouth ajar.
"Not quite what you expected, ay?" I say smirking.
"You think a little white lie is funny?" He yells, "I could kill you any second. You realize the only thing keeping you alive is your gift."
I'm not intimidated by him, I'm just scared that I'm not going to be able to escape.
All of a sudden, emotions win and I realize my situation more clearly. I'm a twelve year old girl, alone, without my family, who being threatened to be killed by the government. Is my family worried? Where could they be? What will become of... me?

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