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John Doe?
The woman was snoring loudly as the three men left in their pickup truck. He waited, watching her as she slept for a while, before he felt satisfied that she was really out. Then he went back into the basement for Luke. The look in the boy’s eyes was of sheer terror when he opened the cabinet door.
“Hey, it’s just me. You okay?”
Luke nodded but was visibly shaken.
“Listen, we’ve got to get out of here,” he whispered. “I’m gonna grab some food, load up the truck, and then we’ll find another place to crash.”
Luke nodded.
He grabbed Luke’s arm before he moved toward the steps. “One more thing – there’s a woman upstairs, sleeping. I want you to watch her as quietly as possible, and if she wakes up, come and tell me right away. I don’t think she’ll wake up as long as we’re q
