"I see Allen!"
At Joey's shout, the kids all whipped their heads around to where he was pointing, but they didn't see anything.
"This way! I saw him!"
Joey was incredibly excited. He pedaled his bike hard, veering to the right, and the others had no choice but to follow.
After the turn, the kids rode to the traffic light at the next intersection. Suddenly, the figure of a small boy appeared on the other side of the street. He was waving and jumping frantically, trying to get their attention.
"It really is Allen!" Nerdy Martin exclaimed.
Jenny and Yiwen saw him too, their faces breaking into joyful smiles. They thought they had finally found their friend, who had been missing for days.
But then Allen suddenly broke into a run, and as he passed a tree by the side of the street, he mysteriously vanished.
"Allen... vanished?" Nerdy Martin was stunned, wondering if his eyes were playing tricks on him.
