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When the steady flickering of city lights through the car windows and across his face decreased, Audrey focused on their location. Small strip malls interspersed with residential neighborhoods lined the road. She guessed they were about twenty miles from Shade Tree. She noticed the houses getting smaller, the yards bigger, and the feel of the buildings as if they were from four decades ago.
Ross pulled into a driveway and parked next to a well-kept single-story home with only dirt in the flower beds. Audrey got out, closed her door, then studied the street, the lot, the house. She sighed as her shoulders dropped away from her ears. No flashy cars filled driveways. Each house had its own mailbox, some with flowers, and a few were decorated with holiday flags. Most had porch lights on,
