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We were operating in the dark both figuratively and literally At least one would end soon

Even before Thoue to keep froainst the sharp knife of pain

Within seconds, the stabbing sensation passed, but I realized it was just onethat made me different, set me apart from the others

From the way the deep black sky in the distance was barely transitioning to a ray, we probably had less than an hour until the re us We hadn’t seenout more driversand make us far too visible

It seemed impossible we’d only just left Silent Creek the day before, and here ere totally cut off from all the other Returned, completely on our own

On the run

But I was finally starting to feel better about our circumstances To process it and file it away and cope with the realities of everything we’d been through

True, we’d been lured to the Tacoent Truman, only to discover Tyler hadn’t actually been there at all And also true, we’d nearly lost Willow in the process

But the otten her back

Sier on the map as he leaned over to show Willow "It looks like there’s a town up ahead Maybe we can find a place to stash the car and get a room where we can lay low for the day"

Jett caressed his forearether draw attention? Especially if the police here have been notified about us?"

"He has a point," Tho decisively at Siain at sundown"

Si sether--it wasn’t exactly the kind of place six kids could blend and go unnoticed

But at least it wasn’t Silent Creek–small, which was damn near invisible