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A loud shriek from outside interrupted Darren and pulled us out of our conversation. Hastily, we all jumped up and ran outside to see what was going on.
"Fire!"
Thick, dark clouds of smoke ominously wafted up from the little town. The sky was painted red as flames danced on the roofs, casting long shadows over the town. Familiar shrieks of panic and terror filled the night. I had heard this before. Hell, I dreamt about it every night. No matter how different the towns we visited were, panic always sounded the same.
"The town is on fire," Regan concluded, quite unnecessarily. That much was obvious.
"H-How did they get here so s-soon?" JP muttered, beads of sweat appearing on his face.
Aspen grabbed Darren by his collar and yanked him towards him. "Did you bring them here?" he hisse
