25 Allie and Kylie
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“Did you hear that?” asked Kylie, staring through the metal gates toward the faint cries down the hallway. Two hours earlier, they’d been forced into one of the smaller clothing stores in the mall, locked inside without food or water.
“It sounds like they’ve found another baby,” whispered Allie. “I think this is the third one we’ve heard.”
Kylie turned to her. “Where are these babies coming from? And why are they here?”
Allie, who was sitting on the ground, pulled her legs in closer to her chest. “I have no idea,” she answered. “And I don’t think I want to know.”
“I hope he’s not hurting them.”
“Let’s hope.”
Kylie sighed. “We have to get out of here and try to help them.”
“The babies? How? We’re locked in. Even if we were to somehow find a way out, the
