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I swear, I thought I'd gotten rid of the crazy subway chick back when I helped her get out of the tunnel. Somehow I knew when I heard that scream that it wasn't just any girl taking off down the sidewalk—it was Crazy Subway Chick. I let out one of those, can't-believe-I'm-doing-this-again sighs before making my way down the fire escape on my building.
When I got to the bottom, I caught sight of her running toward me, an older-looking dude on her heels with something scary etched in his face. I hid around the corner in the little alley by the apartment building, waiting for just the right moment.
I snagged her and covered her mouth before hiding us both on the rank side of a dumpster. I was afraid her heavy breathing would give us away, but the man was dead set on catching up with the girl that was no longer in front of him, and his footsteps covered up the noise.
When he was long gone, I let go of her.
"You're really a danger magnet, aren't you?" I asked incredulously.
"No kidding. I've been trying to find my way back to…" she trailed off. "Well, home, and I haven't seen anything familiar since I blacked out earlier today." Her breathing was back to normal, but she really looked shaken up.
I helped her stand up, but her legs were unstable and nearly collapsed. When I knew she wasn't looking, I looked at the sky and wondered to myself why I was about to say the dreaded words.
"Umn…" I scratched the back of my head awkwardly. "My parents'll let you stay at our apartment. They wouldn't let you wander around all night, and after what just happened, neither would I." Man, I sound like a freaking dork.
She actually breathed a sigh of relief. Am I the only one who thinks this is awkward?
"Thanks."
We made our way up to the apartment, and my parents didn't freak out or anything. My mom, whom I thought would have the worst reaction, gave her a hug before pulling out the couch bed, among other things. She was fussing over Crazy-Subway-Chick-Lela like a freaking mother hen.
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