Chapter 21
"Keep your voices down and follow me." Sparks had opened the door of Omri's room just far enough to be able squeeze through. Jada followed her and then it was my turn. I couldn't fit through quite as small of a gap as the girls had. I pushed the door open just a bit wider. It let out a long creak in protest. Sparks whirled around and glared at me. We all jumped when we heard a loud bang from downstairs. Standing, frozen in place, we listened, straining for any sign that we were discovered. A full minute ticked by. Then a second. We heard nothing. Sparks waved us on. We made it down the stairs without incident. Sparks pointed out all of the steps that had to be skipped in order to avoid making more noise. She knew the house like the back of her hand. When we reached the bottom of the
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