Chapter 21
Winston worked to clear the area Grandpa wanted done for growing food. Travis was nearby. Jim watched them from a short distance, but far enough that they could whisper. Winston worried Jim would hear but was willing to take the chance.
“Travis, it’s been five days. They show no sign of leaving. What can we do?”
“I don’t know. I’ve wracked my brain.”
Jim moved closer, and they stopped talking.
For lunch, the usual pattern occurred. The three captors ate first, making pigs of themselves, and then the family ate. Dustin still pretended to be sick, but Winston got to talk with him for a moment here and there. Dustin would pounce with the correct opportunity. The three men seemed to give him less attention than the women. It seemed they bought the story of him being frail.
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