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......... Lake ......... “She’s not there. I need my phone to shoot Avery a message!” Azarios exclaimed, rushing inside the room while I stood frozen, my heart pounding as a sickening feeling engulfed me. The bottle of water slipped from my grasp, crashing against the cold tiles and grabbing Azarios’ attention. “She’s gone,” I managed to whisper, my voice trembling as fear and panic consumed me. He turned back towards me, his steps faltering, as I repeated those haunting words. “She left us; she’s gone." His eyes locked onto my trembling hand, clutching the phone, and his voice mirrored my own shaky tone as he demanded an explanation. I handed him the phone, and as he read the message, his face mirrored the shock etched across mine. Without saying another word, we sprinted towards th