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They didn’t have any other choice now. Other than surrendering themselves to the military, going back to the house was the only option left.
Scott parked the truck on the grass at the side of the house rather than on the drive, hoping to make it less obvious that they’d returned. Phoebe ran to the door but Michelle called her back. It was still open from where it had been kicked in by soldiers this morning. This morning , she thought, was it really only this morning? Was this day ever going to end? ‘I’ll go first,’ she said, but Scott had other ideas and he pushed her out of the way. She followed him in and flicked on the hall light. He immediately switched it off again.
‘Too dangerous. Don’t want anyone knowing we’re in here.’
‘You really think anyone cares?’
He wasn’t going to di
