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Still, luck seemed to be on her side. She'd only been sitting nearby for about fifteen minutes when the person
she was waiting for finally appeared. Amidst the stream of cars coming and going, Alessia was the only one who
walked out the front gate with nothing but a backpack slung over her shoulder.
The security guard clearly knew her. He greeted her with a warm smile-a stark contrast to the way he'd looked
at Ileana earlier. Alessia smiled back, polite as ever, and returned the greeting. The guard called her over,
rummaged in his pocket for a couple of lollipops, and handed them to her, saying they were meant for his
grandson, but if she didn’t mind, she could have them.
Alessia thanked him with a grin, slipped one into her bag, unwrapped the other, and popped it into her mouth.
She waved goodbye and headed off down the hill, her backpack bouncing lightly on her back.
From her hiding spot in the bushes, Ileana had seen Alessia the moment she appeared. Watching the guard's
friendly manner and Alessia’s face-which was even prettier than in the photos-lleana bit her lip, annoyance
flaring inside her. She waited until Alessia was a good distance away before slipping out of the bushes, sticking
her tongue out at the guard, and running off.
The neighborhood was perched halfway up a hill, and it usually took a grown adult half an hour to walk down to
the bottom-never mind two twelve-year-old girls. Ileana was gasping for breath, her legs aching, while Alessia
seemed perfectly fine, her steps light and steady.
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afford a driver? The Mortons hadn't hired one because Brendan liked to drive himself, and with so many kids in
the family, hiring a separate driver for each would have been ridiculously extravagant, totally out of character
for the Mortons. Plus, their place was close to the school, so it wasn’t really necessary.
But the Tates lived all the way up here without a driver? It was hard not to think they were just putting on airs,
spending every last penny just to buy a fancy house.
She finally had to stop, gulping in huge breaths of air before hurrying to catch up
again.
When they reached the bottom of the hill, leana assumed Alessia would h But no-she just kept walking,
relentless as ever. Ileana was sure she'd welked more today than in the past year combined. If she weren't so
desperate to see what the Tates were really like, she would never have put herself through this ordeal.
At the stime, she felt an odd sense of relief. Thank goodness the hospital had made that mistake-otherwise,
Alessia’s life would've been hers, and she was certain she'd go crazy living like that.
Thankfully, Alessia didn’t go much farther this time. She slipped into a small, shabby-looking building that didn’t
even have a sign out front. Ileana wrinkled her nose in distaste but, after shesitation, followed her inside.
She barely made it to the entrance before someone stopped her.
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