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    By S as h a L . M il l e r  
     
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    All r i g h t s   r e s e r ve d .      N o p art o f t h i s bo o k m a y b e us e d   o r r e p r o du c e d in a n y m a nn e r w i t h o u t w ri t te n p e r m iss i o n o f t h e pub lis h e r, e x c e p t f o r t h e p u r p o se o f r e v i e w s .  
     
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    T h is b o o k is a w o rk o f fi c t i o n a n d as s u ch   all c h a r a c t e r s a n d s i t u a t i o n s   are f i c t i t i o u s .   A n y r e s e m b la n c e   t o   a c t u a l p eo p l e , p lac e s, o r e v e n t s is c o i n ci d e n t al.  
     
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    S as h a L . M i ll e r  
        " I d o n ' t l i k e y o u , y o u k no w ," M a d i s o n   sai d , kee p i n g h is ga z e l o c k e d on t o t h e s c e n e r y fl y i n g b y o u t s i d e t h e car w i nd ow . T h e re w a s n ' t a n y t h i n g t o s e e , c o n si d e ri n g it w as d ark a n d t h e y we r e d ri v i n g t h r o u g h t h e d e s e r t , bu t t h e a l t e r n a t i v e w a s l o ok i n g at A d a m , a n d M a d i s o n a b s o l u t e l y r e f u s e d t o d o t h a t .  
    "I ' m a w a r e ," A d am sai d , h i s vo i c e l e v e l a n d s m o o t h , gi v i n g n o t h i n g a w a y . M a d is o n w a s n ' t s u re w h at h e ' d e x p e c t e d , bu t calm a c c e p t a n c e h a dn' t b ee n i t .  
    M a d is o n glar e d h ar d e r o u t t h e w i ndo w , w is h i n g m o r e t h an a n y t h i n g h e c o u ld h a v e said n o . H e h a dn' t g otte n t h at c h o i ce t h o u g h , a n d h e w as g o i n g t o h a v e t o k ill Bra d l e y w h e n t h e y r e t u r n e d . Gla n ci n g at t he cl o ck o n t h e ra d i o , o n e o f t h e f e w li g h t s s h i n i n g f r o m t h e d as h , M a d i s o n s t i f l e d a sig h . T h r e e m o r e h o u r s o f d r i v i n g t o g o . S h i f t i n g i n h is s e a t , M a d is o n t o e d o ff h is s h o e s a n d nud g e d t h e m u p und e r t h e d a s h b e h i n d h is b ag. H e s e tt l e d b ack in h is s e a t a n d s t a r e d s t o n il y o u t t h e w i nd s h i e l d , t r y i n g h is b e s t t o ig n o re A d am c o m p l ete l y .  
    It w as h ar d e r t h an it s h o u l d h a v e b ee n . H e ' d a l w a y s n o t i c e d A d a m , e ve n b e f o r e A d a m ' s d ick b e h a v i o r w i t h Ly d ia. A d am w a s n ' t t r y i n g t o d r a w h is a t te n t i o n , f o c u si n g c o m p l e t e l y o n t h e r o a d . H e w a s n ' t t r y i n g t o t alk t o M a d is o n , n o t af t e r t h e f i r s t h o u r, n o t a f t e r M a d is o n h ad c o m p l e t e l y s hu t d ow n e ve r y o n e o f h is a tt e m p t s at c o n v e r s a t i o n . H e w as j u s t d ri v i n g, q u i et l y , n o t e ve n sig h i n g o r m a k i n g a n y o bn o x i o u s b r e a t h i n g n o is e s, a n d M a d is o n s t ill w a n t e d t o s t r a n g l e h i m .  
    " D o y o u m i n d if I t u rn o n t h e ra d i o ? " A d am a s ke d a fte r a no t h e r t h r e e m i nu t e s h ad p ass e d . N o t t h at M a d is o n w as w a t c h i n g t h e cl o c k ; h e ' d j u s t gla n c e d a t t h e ra d io w h e n A d a m h ad a s ke d , w as all.  
    " F i n e , " M a d is o n   sai d , s h r u ggi n g.   E ve n if A d a m c h o s e a t e rri b le s t a t i o n o r li s t e n e d t o t e rri b le m u s i c , M a d is o n w o u ld s t ill h a v e s o m e t h i n g ot h e r t h a n A d am o r t h e d e s e r t t o p ay a tte n t i o n t o .  
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