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Chapter 10

           Insteadofanswering,thepersongaveupallpretenseofstealthandstartedrunning,crashingthroughtheforestlinearoundtheclearingofthegraveyard,circlingtowardthespotwhereThomasstood.Hefroze,panicovertakinghim.Nowonlyafewfeetaway,thevisitorgrewlouderandlouderuntilThomascaughtashadowedglimpseofaskinnyboylimpingalonginastrange,liltingrun.

           "Whothehe"

           TheboyburstthroughthetreesbeforeThomascouldfinish.Hesawonlyaflashofpaleskinandenormouseyesthehauntedimageofanapparitionandcriedout,triedtorun,butitwastoolate.Thefigureleapedintotheairandwasontopofhim,slammingintohisshoulders,grippinghimwithstronghands.Thomascrashedtotheground;hefeltagravemarkerdigintohisbackbeforeitsnappedintwo,burningadeepscratchalonghisflesh.

           Hepushedandswattedathisattacker,arelentlessjumbleofskinandbonescavortingontopofhimashetriedtogainpurchase.Itseemedlikeamonster,ahorrorfromanightmare,butThomasknewithadtobeaGlader,someonewho’dcompletelylosthismind.Heheardteethsnappingopenandclosed,ahorrificclack,clack,clack.Thenhefeltthejarringdaggerofpainastheboy’smouthfoundahome,bitdeeplyintoThomas’sshoulder.

           Thomasscreamed,thepainlikeaburstofadrenalinethroughhisblood.Heplantedthepalmsofhishandsagainsthisattacker’schestandpushed,straighteninghisarmsuntilhismusclesstrainedagainstthestrugglingfigureabovehim

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