"Step on it Justin, he's right behind us!" I shout frantically at my cousin. My heart is racing as I turn around one more time to see red evil eyes. I turn back around, not daring to look again. He's right behind us. Justin clenches his jaw as he drives faster down the road. We're going way passed the speed limit, but no one's around at one in the morning to stop us.

"Get over here you little fleshy!" This only makes my heart rate increase. Justin has his foot tight on the pedal and I can tell that the Decepticon's catching up.

"Go faster, damn it!" I shout at him.

"I'm trying," he grunts and pushes on faster. We're losing gas quicker than I imagined. The ground explodes around the road and we swerve this way and that. The Decepticon gets a good shot at our back-right tire and we fly through the air.

I don't know if it's me or Justin that screamed, because that's all I heard. The world is spinning through the windshield. We cut through a thin wall of trees and all I see is the water. My eyes widen in fear.

We break through the water and it breaks through the windshield. The only part surfaced is Justin's side of the car. He tries to kick the window down, but the water's rising fast. It's up to my waist by the time he successfully breaks it and moves the glass away.

"Come on Annie, let's get out of here," he grunts, unbuckling his seatbelt. I unbuckle mine and am about to follow his lead out of the sinking vehicle, when my foot catches on something. My purse strap. It's stuck to the bottom. "Annie, what's wrong?"

"My foot's caught," I say, trying to get it out. The water's up to my chest. "Go on without me." He bites his lip.

"No, I'm not leaving you," he says bravely.

"You promised that you would do whatever I say if you came with me. I'm telling you to leave me and save your stupid ass," I say like a leader. He hesitates before climbing out. The water's up to my neck and I kick my foot one more time, freeing it. I try to swim out, but I'm not a very good swimmer. The water's leaking in from the broken window.

I take a last intake of breath before going under and trying to swim through the water. Some water forces itself up my nose and into my lungs. This makes me choke and more water goes into me. I manage to shoot my hand onto the surface and feel another grab onto mine. My visions fuzzy as I'm being pulled out of the water and onto the mucky marsh.

I hear loud footsteps and I know who it is. I keep myself from choking out the water for a few minutes before I hear them retreat.

"Coast's clear," Justin reports and I immediately cough out the water to the side. Only a little comes out. My visions blurring even more as I look up at Justin's face. "Stay with me Ann, stay with me."

"Justin," I cough out. "No matter what happens. Don't let anyone get ahold of me or you. From this day forth, Annie Catalano does not exist." I black out as I hear Justin call my name a few more times.

From this day forth, Annie Catalano does not exist.

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THERE IS A SEQUEL: Runaway Nerd

For all anyone's known, Annie Catalano disappeared 2 years ago. However, who is this Selena Alosi who is the splitting image of our disappeared Annie. She has no memory of her pass. When she finds a pin that her cousin Justin has been hiding from her, she starts to embark on a journey of hidden secrets. And why does her blue necklace keep glowing?

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