Twins Layla and Leehya are looking forward to their High School graduation and enjoying their life in the small town of Paxton. But when the people in town start getting sick with an illness that no one can figure out everyone becomes a little edgy. They're all trying to figure out what's going on, but when Layla's best friend Jamison finds the answer to the questions everyone's asking it will turn her life upside down .
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He ran through the woods, splashing across the creek before sliding across the opposite bank, jumping over the bushes blocking his path and running silently through the trees. The three people running behind him tried to catch up as he sprinted over the uneven landscape. He broke through the trees just as they caught up with him. All four slid to a stop over the dewy grass when the man standing in front of them pulled the gun out of the holster on his waist.
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Richard paced the clearing, watching the trees. "He should have been here by now."
"He'll be fine Richard, he's a big boy, he can take care of himself." Leehya and Jamison watched the man in front of them pace the length of the clearing once more before he came to stand in front of them."
"Thirty minutes, we'll wait thirty more minutes. If he doesn't show we're going back. We'll see if Johna can find out what's going on."
Jamison looked towards the trees before looking back to Richard. "We're going to go after him aren't we?"
"If he needs it. The only reason Jackson would be treating him any different is because of his alliance with us. You don't have to come."
"Well," Leehya looked over the woods and smiled, "I guess since we probably got him in trouble, it's only right that we get him out of it. Thirty minutes, might as well start planning our rescue mission."
Jamison smiled and shook his head, "Planning on saving the enemy, perfect."
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