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But not even three minutes later, we drove by an identical area down to a similar looking log cabin and the same colored flowers in the field.

“I

guess ponds, hills, and flowers aren’t that unique in the country,” I muttered as a feeling of defeat settled low into my stomach.

“We should have known that it wouldn’t be as easy as driving through the countryside,” Ava said and crossed her arms with a sullen look on her face.

“We can’t get discouraged now,” I told Ava, even though I wasn’t exactly in the mood to give a pep talk. “At least we know that we are in the right general vicinity.”

Ava sighed, but then she straightened her shoulders and nodded. “You’re right. We can’t allow a little setback to throw a wrench in our plans.”

After another twenty minutes of driving, Kelly pointed out a weathered–looking wooden sign that read ‘Osten Village‘.

“You can park in this clearing near the front of the village,” Kelly told Richard and gestured to the wide open field in front of us. “My uncle’s village is too narrow to fit a car through.”

As I climbed out of the car, I spotted at least three sleek luxury cars parked in the distance. /Their perfect paint jobs and hard edges stood out in the rustic village. Were most villagers living here rich? Had they chosen the countryside because of the quiet and the privacy? Or an entirely different reason altogether?

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the main square of the

the cobblestone road past charming little shops and even å wishing well. “North and south. The two areas are separated by a river, and

weather was so humid that a small

four of us followed Kelly to the north bank of the river. As we walked along the grassy, overgrown path, we passed large houses that had also been made from white stone. I was just admiring a house th a

I backed away from

us. But Aiden’s eyes widened, and he fan behind Ava. He crouched down behind her and put his hands on her shoulders, almost pushing her into the

Ava hissed. “You almost just made me

But you know how scared I am of dogs,” he uttered back in a shaking

five,” Ava explained as we continued to back away from the growling

in the direction of a bent

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easy to

sister to hide behind, Aiden jumped off the grassy bank and onto the muddy surface

to her brother. “If you get caught by the current, you could be swept away. Don’t underestimate how strong the rapids

Ava teased her brother, I knew that she genuinely did care for him and would be

warning and immediately followed Aiden hv jumping off the bank, spraying

at the chaotic scene and shook my head. How had everything gone downhill

only one to hold his ground. He was standing motionless in the same spot we left him. His

preparing himself to pounce on Richard, I