Emma Evans POV
Victoria dropped me behind a big tree when the loud bangs started.
"Stay here and don't move," she whispered, breathing hard from running. "I'll be right back."
But I could hear scary sounds coming from where we left Mommy. People were yelling and there were bright lights flashing through the trees like lightning. My tummy felt sick because I knew those sounds meant trouble.
I wanted to cry, but tears made my magic act up. And when my magic acted up, bad things happened.
"Mommy?" I whispered to the dark woods.
Victoria came back fast, her face white like she'd seen a ghost. "Emma, we have to keep running."
"I want my mommy!"
"I know, sweetheart. But right now we need to hide."
She picked me up again and we ran deeper into the forest. I could hear helicopters flying overhead with their loud chopping sounds. The bright lights kept moving back and forth between the trees.
"Why are they looking for me?" I asked Victoria.
