"There's no other way to help them," Billy said with conviction. "If what Larry told you is true, and if he was here yesterday because something awful's gonna' happen, we've gotta' get someone else to stop it. We can't do that till we find out more from Larry, and we've gotta' do it together 'cause I'm not letting you outta' my sight!" Momentarily agitated, Billy looked away from his friend; rubbing the bridge of his nose, he released a long sigh. When next he spoke, his voice wasn't so sharp. "Look, I'm being totally serious here. As far as I can tell, this is the way it has to be."
Still pacing, still dissatisfied with Billy's ideas, Dave shrugged.
"Now, c'mon," said Billy. "I think it's about time we dug up our boy Larry. Where's that phone number you said you had?"
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