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"Alright," Cameron said, studying their surroundings. "If I were on the run, where would I hide?"

"Well, easy for you to say. If I were on the run, I wouldn't stay anywhere near here," Nina scoffed, shaking her foot to get rid of the mud on her new $3000 stilettos.

"Yeah, well, we're assuming that Clara shifted to a person who has no problem with camping in this forest. Not to someone like you."

"Ha. Ha. Very funny. What makes you think she would be here?"

"Because this is the safest place to be after almost getting captured at that sketchy motel," Bill said, pointing at that direction. "The couple in room 113 reported to the authorities that a shady man resembling Norman Bates was chasing a pretty young girl."

"Yes, yes. I got that report. I got it. Me." Gary pointed to himself, proud. "I was scanning random police radios and I heard it. I did. Me."

"Yes, ah, thank you, Gary," Dr. Rosen said. He was nervously glancing around.

"What's wrong, Dr. Rosen?" Rachel asked, concerned. She placed a hand on his arm.

"Nothing, Rachel. Nothing. Just insects crawling around," he sheepishly admitted.

"Doc is afraid of tiny spiders," Bill chuckled, kicking at a thick bush to see if Clara was hiding in it.

"Gross," Nina complained, seeing a dead bird, partially eaten by the wild. "Can we please just find this girl and leave?"

"Sure thing, princess," Cameron said, irritated. "Let me just give Clara a ring and see if she's up for a date with me."

"Shh… I hear a heartbeat," Rachel whispered. She walked towards a huge rock. "Behind it."

Cameron and Bill glanced at each other, understanding the hand gestures. Cameron went far to the left, Bill to the right, and both snuck towards the rock.

And then, they jumped behind it.

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