Chapter 157

Megan cupped Chloe's tear-streaked face and gently smiled. "Hey, no matter what happens, I'm here with you." Nova Tech buzzed as it scanned quickly. "Nova's fast! Just a sec, analysis coming up!" Meanwhile, the digits on the timer started ticking down from "Ten." Chloe shook her head anxiously. "Megan, you've got to run!" "Three!" "Two!" Suddenly, the countdown froze. Nova flared open its wings, zipping upward cheerfully. "Boom! Nailed it! Nova saved the day!" Chloe threw her arms around Megan, eyes welling up. "Meg..." Just then, Megan's phone rang—it was that same creepy number again. She answered. A woman on the line laughed coldly. "Feeling lucky?" Megan's grip on the phone tightened. "What do you want?" "Oh, I'd love to take your life, but watching you suffer? Way more fun." "What is it you really want?" "Well, ask your sister what she drank." Megan shot Chloe a tense look. "Think—what did you have?" Chloe tried to recall. "Um... I got a call and waited by the roadside. Then a bla