LILY
The fluorescent lights of the train station buzzed overhead like angry insects. I clutched the envelope Alessa had pressed into my hands, my fingers trembling as I counted the bills inside. Three hundred dollars. Enough to get me anywhere I wanted to go.
*Anywhere but home.*
Alessa had whispered in the hospital corridor, her dark eyes scanning for anyone who might overhear. "My sister Maria will meet you in Phoenix City. She has brown hair, drives a blue Honda. She'll take care of you."
But now, sitting on the hard plastic chair with departure announcements echoing around me, I couldn't make my legs move toward Platform 3.
What if James questioned Alessa? What if he forced her to tell him where she'd sent me? The thought of putting someone else in danger because of my choices mad
