"Oh, don't worry," Chase said, laughing. "It is not like it is forever. You are getting smaller all the time. Soon you will vanish completely."
Was that true? Violet wondered. Or would she just keep getting smaller than even an atom? But if Chase caught her she would be forced to diminish to nothing. Her family would never know what became of her, or Ryan. She would just vanish. It was in some ways even scarier than dying.
Violet was completely absorbed in her thoughts, while she had ducked under a leaf. Chase was looking for her and it was only a matter of time before he found her. She had to run. The ground was all slippery from the melted snow. She knew she had to outsmart him.
She waited and waited but still could not hear anything. Maybe Chase had given up already. She felt a bit
