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We came up with a tentative plan. I wasn’t looking forward to another motel room, and it was too dangerous for me to stay with Richard’s family. I’d crash with Mike that night unless we came up with something else before then. Mike and I traded cars again, and he headed home in his jeep for some quick cleaning while I followed Richard to the PD’s office in Cecil. We left Cecil in the parking lot and Richard drove me to Mike’s.
I talked Richard into stopping off at one of those big box drug stores that tend to face off on opposite corners now. Not the most auspicious place for retail therapy, but I still managed to give my debit card a jolt. I stocked up on the necessities first—toiletries, a package of pastel granny-esque underwear (selection was limited) and matching bra, a pair of f
