Chapter 6

Jonah — 9:23 PM

Jonah hit the drainage ditch feet-first.

Freezing water slammed past his knees, knocking his shoulders against the slimy concrete wall. The current dragged at his sneakers, trying to yank him down into the black marsh mud.

He swallowed dirty foam. He couldn't draw a breath.

Follow the fence, his mother’s voice whispered in his head. Stay off the road. Find the lights.

Jonah threw his arms out until his fingers hooked into the cold chain-link fencing.

He pulled himself upright, teeth clicking together so violently his tongue bled.

A dry wheeze locked inside his chest.

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