Book 2 : Chapter 30

Six hours later.

I sat between Max and Leo with my head resting on Leo's shoulder as we drove. Their shoulders were kind of encroaching into my space and I've seen bigger cars in my life but it was warm and snuggly. At some point, I must have dropped off because when I woke up we were no longer in a mountain range but amongst the tall trees of a forest.

"Do you hear that?" I heard Leo's voice say in a hushed whisper.

"Hear what?" Max asked.

"I can hear footsteps less than a mile away. Maybe two hundred people. They're running," he replied as I sat up straight and tried to listen too.

We sat in total silence for a few seconds straining our ears. All I could hear was the gently swaying of the trees above us and the engine.

"Stop the car," Leo ordered about ten seconds later.

The driver brought the car to a halt and Leo opened his door.

"Stay," he ordered looking at me before slamming the door.

A fraction of a second later, he opened the door again and this time looked at Max.