Not the part about going to see Cami I still planned to do that. Until last week, my most pressing concern had been getting ready to visit my friend Cami back home in South Carolina. I would do whatever it took to see my mom one last time before I die. If only I could rewind the past three days, I’d do everything different. I swear I can feel the vibration of his footsteps coming nearer. I drop to the ground, the sound of my scream caught in my throat. Half a breath later, a bullet splinters the palm trunk beside me. Inches from my head, a banana leaf jumps and rips apart. I want to stop and catch my breath, but his footsteps crash steadily through the undergrowth below me. The downpour slicks decomposing leaves beneath my feet so that I slip and stumble up the hill. I climb harder, but rain weighs down my clothes and stings my eyes.
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