SWEET VALLEY UNIVERSITY (SVU)

SVU

Behind her she heard a growl and whined. After that the sound of padded feet loping across the bed of crackling leaves that covered the ground.
"Help!" she screamed, even though there was no one to hear. "Help!"
The half-destroyed cockpit of the wrecked plane beckoned like an oasis. But the harder she ran, the farther away it seemed to be.
Lila lowered hee head the poured every remaining ounce of strength into her legs. Behind her she sensed the animal springing. At least I tried, she thought as she pitched forward. At least I didn't go without a fight.
Where's Bruce? she wondered wildly. Would he be sorry he had baited her into going up with him in his new plane? Would he be sorry that he'd stalked off in a fit of anger and left her alone?
Would he be sorry she was dead?
"So anyway," Jessica Wakefield chattered happily, "I went to Professor Martin's office dressed as Liz and I carried a tape recorder in my pocket."
James's lips traveled the line of Jessica's jaw, and thousand butterflies took flight in her stomach. That made it very hard to converse. "James, are you listening to me?"

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