Runaway

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DEAD?!" I scream. What the heck? What is wrong with this place?

"Um, yes," he responds. "Alice, the White Queen is very dangerous. She kills anyone who seems like even a minor threat. But don't worry, we're safe. She shouldn't find us out here; I've been hiding for a while, but she's probably still looking for me."

"Why? What did you do?"

"After the war, she forced us to live in shacks and gave us little food and water. I was living like that for a couple years, but then I decided to escape. I ran away, and the last thing I heard was the Queen screaming: 'I WILL FIND YOU, WILL TERRYWETHER, AND WHEN I DO, I'LL DESTROY YOU!'"

"And she's been looking for you ever since?" I am starting to piece this all together.

He nods. "She probably gave up on me by now, but who knows. She could be out there right now, tracking me down.

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