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![I stood and paced in front of my desk, thinking out loud. “They said Chloe might have been taken because she resembled Emery. They do look a bit alike, but I hadn’t thought much of that.” Chloe did have the same color hair as Emery, and a similar build. “That would mean whoever took Chloe didn’t know about what had already happened to Emery, though, right? That seems to contradict their other theory that Chloe was taken to target me, doesn’t it?”
Not to mention that anyone targeting me made zero sense. I was no threat to anyone—I could barely keep track of my own socks.
Collin looked up at me. “Maybe. I mean, if you were the target all along, then I suppose even what happened to Emery could be—” He stopped, seeming to realize how that sounded. “Or maybe they’re wrong, and whatever’s going on with Chloe has nothing to do with you or Emery at all.”
I appreciated his pivot to spare my feelings, but what if it was all connected? As much as it hurt to think any of this—or all of this—might somehow be my fault, ignoring that possibility wouldn’t get us any closer to the truth.
Collin’s eyes sparked with an idea. “You know what we need? A crime board. One of those crazy boards with the pictures and strings and push pins and all that.”
“We don’t have anything to put on it, yet,” I said, though I did like the idea..."We have no evidence, not even any clues. Except…”
Except for my weird dreams. And the notebook I was still holding.
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[excerpt from Aubrey Lance, S.S., Season 1 - episode 10]
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![Meredith leveled her gaze on me. “So you never feel like the dreams are trying to tell you something? Trying to warn you?”
Jillian locked her stare on me as well. “You never feel like, for example, your sister maybe left you clues as to what happened to her and wrote them down somewhere in hidden messages that only you would be able to interpret?”
Emery’s notebook.
I felt the blood drain from my face. “How did you know about that?” I whispered. I’d always felt there were more to those quotes and sketches, but—that was crazy, right?
Collin looked at me. “Aubrey? What are they talking about?”
Meredith watched me for a long moment. “Did your sister ever talk to you about us?”
I narrowed my eyes. “No. You weren’t even at this school, yet. How would she have?”
Collin stepped close to my side, then turned to the girls with frustration. “This is cruel, whatever this is, and you need to stop it right now. If you can help us find Chloe, great, but I’m an inch from changing my mind about that, too, and we’re all about to be late for school. So if you actually have something helpful to say, can you get to the point?”
They stared at him for a long moment while my heart raced.
Then Meredith crossed her arms. “We’re not going to school today.”
“Then why are you even here?” I spat back.
She laughed. “For you, of course.”
I gaped at her. “What? Why?”
Tory looked back at the other two, then shrugged. “She’s not ready. We should go.”
They turned to walk away.
I tensed. “No, wait! Can you really help us find Chloe?”
I was freaked out, but these girls could be my only chance at finding my best friend.
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[excerpt from Aubrey Lance, S.S., Season 1 - episode 10]
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If you love young adult mystery, MAGIC (this is a fantasy-mystery!), puzzles, twists, sweet moments, tight-knit families, and strong friendships, you'll love my new serial, Aubrey Lance, S.S. (Supernatural Sleuth)!
Read Aubrey Lance, S.S. -- Season 1: The Vanishings, for FREE on my website! New episodes post daily Monday-Saturday until the story is completed.
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[excerpt from Aubrey Lance, S.S., Season 1 - episode 4]
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If you love young adult mystery, MAGIC (this is a fantasy-mystery!), puzzles, twists, sweet moments, tight-knit families, and strong friendships, you'll love my new serial, Aubrey Lance, S.S. (Supernatural Sleuth)!
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