‘Forewarned, forearmed— to be prepared is half the victory.’ Miguel de Cervantes.

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AMANDA

Victory! This one word rang out in my head like a triumphant yell.

I let the adrenaline wash over me like an orgasmic wave as I stared out the car window, watching the passing building flash by.

The cool breeze whipped through my hair, and I could almost taste the freedom in the air, but there was also something bittersweet about it, an intangible longing that made my heart ache.

That ...