I don’t know why I should trust Gavin any more than I would trust the other two boys, but I guess it would be good to have somebody know where I’m going.
Just in case.
I lift the phone to my ear as I start down the sidewalk away from our new house—away from the moving van, away from Mom and Dad.
Gavin answers on the first ring.
“I’m in Ohio now,” I say. “I’m on my way to see Chip and Jonah.”
I hear Gavin gulp.
“Now?” he says.
His voice squeaks. Is it because of puberty or panic?
“Yes,” I say. “Now.”
I don’t know what I’m walking toward, but it feels right. It feels like what I have to do.
This is who I am now.
ALSO BY MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX
THE MISSING
Found
Sent
Sabotaged
Torn
Caught
Risked
THE SHADOW CHILDREN
Among the Hidden
Among the Impostors
Among the Betrayed
Among the Barons
Among the Brave
Among the Enemy
Among the Free
The Girl with 500 Middle Names
Because of Anya
Say What?
Dexter the Tough
Full Ride
Game Changer
The Always War
Claim to Fame
Palace of Mirrors
Uprising
Double Identity
Running Out of Time
The House on the Gulf
Escape from Memory
Takeoffs and Landings
Turnabout
Just Ella
Leaving Fishers
Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey
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