David woke up early. The house was still quiet. He walked to the kitchen and made coffee. Miranda’s words from the night before stayed in his head. She had warned him not to use the main road. He decided to listen.
Xavier came into the kitchen and poured himself a cup. “We still going after that lieutenant today?”
David nodded. “Yes. But we change the route. We take the back streets. Miranda had a bad dream last night. She said men with guns on the main road. I believe her.”
Xavier looked at him for a moment. “You really think her dreams can warn us?”
“I do,” David said. “She has been through too much. If she says it, we listen.”
They left the house an hour later. David, Xavier, Sarah, and Riley drove in two cars. They took the long way through the back streets. The main road stayed e
