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Sammy took at least half an hour to gather her courage before heading to the parking lot the next evening. Travis went to football practice, saying that she had to drive to her house in a Chevrolet.

- How will you get there? Samantha tried to resist, and Doyle smiled a little mockingly.

- What the hell, Frog? Come on, don't drift, I believe in you. Steve will drop me off at your neighborhood later.

Sammy did not find a reason to refuse him, because she had previously agreed. But it was one thing to take Travis into the woods when he was pinned down, and quite another to leave the school parking lot alone in front of the whole school. But maybe it's time to get strong, as Travis himself spoke of her.

Clutching her car keys in her pocket, she called on all her determination to help and went to the jeep. From excitement, she did not immediately manage to find him, but when the Chevrolet finally appeared in her field of vision, she was called out:

- Sammy! Wait!

Turning around, Samantha s