David woke up early. The house was still quiet. He walked to the kitchen and made coffee. Miranda’s warning from the night before stayed in his head. She had said a man with a gun would be waiting for Sarah near the old store. David decided they would not go that way.
Xavier came into the kitchen and poured himself a cup. “We still going after that corrupt cop today?”
David nodded. “Yes. But we change the plan. We use Miranda’s warning. Sarah stays inside. We take the long way around the park. No old store.”
Xavier looked at him. “You really believe her dream can save us?”
“I do,” David said. “She has been right before. We listen to her.”
They left the safe house later that morning. David, Xavier, and Riley drove in two cars. They took the long way around the park. The main road and t
