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There was the sound of someone crunching leaves, and we whirled around. Father Zeke was standing there, and he looked furious. "Melissa, thank you." he said.

"Um, for what?" I asked, nervously.

"For catching him, obviously." he said, glaring at David.

"Yeah, for catching me." David said, winking at me. I was confused, but I nodded anyway. Father Zeke beckoned for me to get behind him, so I did. After that, everything happened so fast, I can barely explain it to you. In the blink of an eye, David rushed over to where we were and somehow knocked Father Zeke out. I blinked and looked at him.

"Well, are you coming or not?"

"Coming where?"

"With me, obviously."

"You don't even know me."

"We'll know each other, sooner or later." he said. I thought about it for a few minutes, and then slowly nodded. David grinned and grabbed my hand. "Let's go." he said. And off we went.

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