Sought (The Missing)

by Margaret Peterson Haddix

  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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  Copyright © 2013 by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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  Sought