Chapter 1
I'm getting nervous, Rae. That Anthony of yours may prove to be a problem. He's not as helpless as you are; and nothing can stand in the way of my revenge. Nothing. I'm just going to have to eliminate that little obstacle.
Rae Voight opened a sleepy eye to the buzz of her clock radio. It was early Sunday morning, and she was suppost to meet Yana at the mall. She stepped off the side of her bed and made her way to the closet. She turned the handle-
/Need new shoes/wonder if Anthony/the bikini/
Trying to ignore the stream of her own thoughts running through her head. Her fingerprint power was useful at times, but other times it was just another annoyance. She fumbled through her clothes until she came up with a red sweater, black flares, and her suede boots. She barely ever wore the sweater, it was much too tight, but Yana would be upset if she wore anything too girly anyway.
After applying her makeup she went downstairs to get a quick breakfast. She walked past her father to the refrigerator.
"Good morning to you too," he said.
She quickly turned around and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "Hi dad." She pulled the door open-
/Dad needs his coffee/donuts?/more juice/
And pulled out a piece of grapefruit. She skipped the sugar she usually put on top. A honk of a horn outside told her Yana had arrived. She threw away the grapefruit peel and grabbed her purse off the chair.
"Bye dad!" she said as she ran to the door.
"Have fun," he said, somewhat sadly. Rae knew why. Every Sunday he would go to her mother's grave to water the flowers. She sometimes went with him, but only to be nice. Her mother was a murderer, after all. She opened the tiny tin of mush she kept with her and gave her fingers a quick dip before hastily shoving it in her purse.
"Nice sweater," Yana complimented, "you're getting there. I'll anti-prep you yet."
Rae laughed. Yana was wearing a tight top that said "Bad to the Bone", exposing her tattoo on her stomach of course, and bright red pants that looked almost plastic. "What's so bad about being a prep?" she joked. Yana wrinkled her nose in reply and started the car.
"So, what are we after today?"
"Hmmm…let's see…" Yana tapped her head in a thinking gesture, "shoes." She said finally.
"What's wrong with my shoes?"
"Can you say girly-girl?" and they both broke into bursts of laughter.
"Hey," Rae remembered, "I never got to makeover you!"
"Oh no," Yana rolled her eyes, "thought you'd forgotten about that."
"Hell no. And our first stop is…" she paused dramatically, "Abercrombie and Fitch!"
"Noooo!" and the laughter continued.
They pulled into the parking lot and found a spot next to the Gap entrance. Rae had to practically pull Yana into that store. She grabbed her hand.
"Watch the fingers!" Yana hissed, referring to Rae's power.
"Don't worry, I put wax on them today so I can't pick anything up, not even fingertip to fingertip."
Yana gave a sigh of relief. Rae felt there was a LOT of relief behind it, as if there were things Yana didn't want her to know.
"Okay, Abercrombie first then, need to get that one over with," Yana said, pulling away from her. They headed down the mall until they got to the dreaded store. Rae giggled as Yana winced as if someone was pinching her.
"Come on," Rae said, and they stepped into the store. She started scanning the shelves. She looked back at Yana; she had her arms around herself, being careful not to touch anything. Laughing, Rae grabbed a red and navy rugby shirt; button up, with a short jean skirt.
"To the dressing room!" She said triumphantly, and pushed the clothes into her hand. She waited outside the door as Yana put the clothes on.
"Come out and let me see!" Rae called to her.
"No! This looks awful!"
"Oh come on, come out!"
Yana reluctantly opened the door. She had hiked up the skirt and rolled up the bottom of the shirt. Rae shook her head and Yana rolled her eyes and set it right. She was still wearing her spiky high heels and had her hair down in her face.
"It's Abercrombie…but it's not an Abercrombie look." Rae decided.
"I AM anti-crombie," Yana replied. She went back inside and changed into her old clothes. She came out and shoved the clothes back into Rae's hands.
"Yes, I know you're Anti-Crombie, but I am getting you those clothes. You need some semi-preppy stuff in your wardrobe."
Before Yana could protest she had the clothes on the counter and was handing the person behind the desk a few twenties.
"I don't want you to spend that much on me," Yana said.
"It's okay, you've saved my butt quite a few times, and you deserve it."
They left the store and stepped back into the hustle and bustle of the mall. Somebody brushed by Rae, and she turned her head and gasped. She grabbed Yana's arm and pulled her to the side.
"That's Aiden!" She hissed, keeping her eyes on him. She didn't think he had seen her, but she didn't want anyone to hear.
"Let's go." And Yana started to follow him. Rae stuck close behind her.
They had only walked for about 2 minutes before Aiden looked back. Crap, Rae thought as he turned quickly and broke into a run. She and Yana ran after him, staying about 20 feet behind. He turned left quickly and lost them in a crowd of people.
"Do you think he was following us?" Rae huffed, out of breath.
"Don't you mean following you?" Rae winced, she was right. Whoever was following her could care less about Yana. If it weren't for Rae, Yana would be in no danger whatsoever. No, Yana wants to help you, she reminded herself, even if you told her she'd be safer staying far, far away from you, she wouldn't go.
"I think he was," Rae continued, "let's get back to the car."
They went back to the Gap and out into the parking lot. Yana's yellow bug standing out against the other drab colors of the cars.
"Hey, that car looks familiar!" Yana whispered, nodding in the direction of a green station wagon.
"Oh my god, we've got to get out of here! That's the car that's been following me!" Rae's eyes darted around the parking lot, trying to see if anyone was watching. But the parking lot was deserted except for the empty cars. She climbed into the yellow bug and quickly buckled her seatbelt.
"We're out," Yana said, and pulled the car out of the mall parking lot.
"Let's take the back way, I want to know if someone is following us, it's harder to do that on a highway."
"The scenic route it is then."
She turned sharply onto a smaller road. Rae watched as they went by cows and barns, and other smaller houses. They were just getting into the less-populated area when Rae turned around to check behind them.
"The station wagon!" she cried, noticing the green car behind them.
"I'm gonna floor it, hold on!" and Yana made the car go practically full speed. The land was fairly flat, so there was less chance of having to make a sharp turn at that speed.
"Did you see who it was?" Yana yelled over the wind gushing in through the windows.
"I know this sounds soo Urban Legends the Movie knockoff, but he was wearing a hooded parka, I couldn't see his face."
"Is he still behind us?"
"No, you can slow down now!" Rae answered. She did not like going this fast, it scared her. There was a turn coming up too, if they didn't slow down it might get very dangerous. If they didn't turn, they'd hit a tree.
"Holy crap, I can't slow down!"
"Oh my god, you've got to slow down! There's a turn! We can't turn going this fast!" Rae screamed frantically.
"I can't stop!" Yana screamed, fear showing in her voice.
"Take out the keys!"
"I've already tried that!"
"Oh my god, hold on! Here it comes!"
Rae closed her eyes as the yellow bug attempted the turn, but flipped over and crashed into the tree. Pain shot through her as her entire world suddenly went black.
I'm getting nervous, Rae. That Anthony of yours may prove to be a problem. He's not as helpless as you are; and nothing can stand in the way of my revenge. Nothing. I'm just going to have to eliminate that little obstacle.
Rae Voight opened a sleepy eye to the buzz of her clock radio. It was early Sunday morning, and she was suppost to meet Yana at the mall. She stepped off the side of her bed and made her way to the closet. She turned the handle-
/Need new shoes/wonder if Anthony/the bikini/
Trying to ignore the stream of her own thoughts running through her head. Her fingerprint power was useful at times, but other times it was just another annoyance. She fumbled through her clothes until she came up with a red sweater, black flares, and her suede boots. She barely ever wore the sweater, it was much too tight, but Yana would be upset if she wore anything too girly anyway.
After applying her makeup she went downstairs to get a quick breakfast. She walked past her father to the refrigerator.
"Good morning to you too," he said.
She quickly turned around and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "Hi dad." She pulled the door open-
/Dad needs his coffee/donuts?/more juice/
And pulled out a piece of grapefruit. She skipped the sugar she usually put on top. A honk of a horn outside told her Yana had arrived. She threw away the grapefruit peel and grabbed her purse off the chair.
"Bye dad!" she said as she ran to the door.
"Have fun," he said, somewhat sadly. Rae knew why. Every Sunday he would go to her mother's grave to water the flowers. She sometimes went with him, but only to be nice. Her mother was a murderer, after all. She opened the tiny tin of mush she kept with her and gave her fingers a quick dip before hastily shoving it in her purse.
"Nice sweater," Yana complimented, "you're getting there. I'll anti-prep you yet."
Rae laughed. Yana was wearing a tight top that said "Bad to the Bone", exposing her tattoo on her stomach of course, and bright red pants that looked almost plastic. "What's so bad about being a prep?" she joked. Yana wrinkled her nose in reply and started the car.
"So, what are we after today?"
"Hmmm…let's see…" Yana tapped her head in a thinking gesture, "shoes." She said finally.
"What's wrong with my shoes?"
"Can you say girly-girl?" and they both broke into bursts of laughter.
"Hey," Rae remembered, "I never got to makeover you!"
"Oh no," Yana rolled her eyes, "thought you'd forgotten about that."
"Hell no. And our first stop is…" she paused dramatically, "Abercrombie and Fitch!"
"Noooo!" and the laughter continued.
They pulled into the parking lot and found a spot next to the Gap entrance. Rae had to practically pull Yana into that store. She grabbed her hand.
"Watch the fingers!" Yana hissed, referring to Rae's power.
"Don't worry, I put wax on them today so I can't pick anything up, not even fingertip to fingertip."
Yana gave a sigh of relief. Rae felt there was a LOT of relief behind it, as if there were things Yana didn't want her to know.
"Okay, Abercrombie first then, need to get that one over with," Yana said, pulling away from her. They headed down the mall until they got to the dreaded store. Rae giggled as Yana winced as if someone was pinching her.
"Come on," Rae said, and they stepped into the store. She started scanning the shelves. She looked back at Yana; she had her arms around herself, being careful not to touch anything. Laughing, Rae grabbed a red and navy rugby shirt; button up, with a short jean skirt.
"To the dressing room!" She said triumphantly, and pushed the clothes into her hand. She waited outside the door as Yana put the clothes on.
"Come out and let me see!" Rae called to her.
"No! This looks awful!"
"Oh come on, come out!"
Yana reluctantly opened the door. She had hiked up the skirt and rolled up the bottom of the shirt. Rae shook her head and Yana rolled her eyes and set it right. She was still wearing her spiky high heels and had her hair down in her face.
"It's Abercrombie…but it's not an Abercrombie look." Rae decided.
"I AM anti-crombie," Yana replied. She went back inside and changed into her old clothes. She came out and shoved the clothes back into Rae's hands.
"Yes, I know you're Anti-Crombie, but I am getting you those clothes. You need some semi-preppy stuff in your wardrobe."
Before Yana could protest she had the clothes on the counter and was handing the person behind the desk a few twenties.
"I don't want you to spend that much on me," Yana said.
"It's okay, you've saved my butt quite a few times, and you deserve it."
They left the store and stepped back into the hustle and bustle of the mall. Somebody brushed by Rae, and she turned her head and gasped. She grabbed Yana's arm and pulled her to the side.
"That's Aiden!" She hissed, keeping her eyes on him. She didn't think he had seen her, but she didn't want anyone to hear.
"Let's go." And Yana started to follow him. Rae stuck close behind her.
They had only walked for about 2 minutes before Aiden looked back. Crap, Rae thought as he turned quickly and broke into a run. She and Yana ran after him, staying about 20 feet behind. He turned left quickly and lost them in a crowd of people.
"Do you think he was following us?" Rae huffed, out of breath.
"Don't you mean following you?" Rae winced, she was right. Whoever was following her could care less about Yana. If it weren't for Rae, Yana would be in no danger whatsoever. No, Yana wants to help you, she reminded herself, even if you told her she'd be safer staying far, far away from you, she wouldn't go.
"I think he was," Rae continued, "let's get back to the car."
They went back to the Gap and out into the parking lot. Yana's yellow bug standing out against the other drab colors of the cars.
"Hey, that car looks familiar!" Yana whispered, nodding in the direction of a green station wagon.
"Oh my god, we've got to get out of here! That's the car that's been following me!" Rae's eyes darted around the parking lot, trying to see if anyone was watching. But the parking lot was deserted except for the empty cars. She climbed into the yellow bug and quickly buckled her seatbelt.
"We're out," Yana said, and pulled the car out of the mall parking lot.
"Let's take the back way, I want to know if someone is following us, it's harder to do that on a highway."
"The scenic route it is then."
She turned sharply onto a smaller road. Rae watched as they went by cows and barns, and other smaller houses. They were just getting into the less-populated area when Rae turned around to check behind them.
"The station wagon!" she cried, noticing the green car behind them.
"I'm gonna floor it, hold on!" and Yana made the car go practically full speed. The land was fairly flat, so there was less chance of having to make a sharp turn at that speed.
"Did you see who it was?" Yana yelled over the wind gushing in through the windows.
"I know this sounds soo Urban Legends the Movie knockoff, but he was wearing a hooded parka, I couldn't see his face."
"Is he still behind us?"
"No, you can slow down now!" Rae answered. She did not like going this fast, it scared her. There was a turn coming up too, if they didn't slow down it might get very dangerous. If they didn't turn, they'd hit a tree.
"Holy crap, I can't slow down!"
"Oh my god, you've got to slow down! There's a turn! We can't turn going this fast!" Rae screamed frantically.
"I can't stop!" Yana screamed, fear showing in her voice.
"Take out the keys!"
"I've already tried that!"
"Oh my god, hold on! Here it comes!"
Rae closed her eyes as the yellow bug attempted the turn, but flipped over and crashed into the tree. Pain shot through her as her entire world suddenly went black.
