Sean looked around and determined the direction he wanted to go and led the girls out of the brush. The dog followed. Two hours later, the dog was still tagging along.
Sean, Kim, and Brenda made good time. Sean led the way around all the obstacles he thought could give them a problem. The ladies slowed him down at first, but that was expected. They did, however, make better time after they worked their stiffness out and warmed up a bit.
Sean stopped and knelt, urgently motioning to the girls to do the same.
“What’s the matter?” Kim whispered.
“See that house over there,” he said, turning his head back to the structure, nodding to indicate the direction. “There are people living there. We need to avoid being seen. This could be where the dog came from.”
Sean pointed his finger toward t
