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The girl’s sobs only grew Toni glanced at Shell, who shrugged and shook her head, see as confused as Toni “Lindsey, can you walk?”
“I’ain
“It’s all right I’ht choice”
“No, I didn’t,” Lindsey said in a voice so low, Toni almost missed “I’m sorry I had no choice”
The words had an icy chill running down Toni’s spine that had nothing to do with the intense and biting cold
Shell walked forward until she was at Toni’s side once again “Toni…” she whispered
“I know” She glanced around, seeing nothing but white and trees as unease slithered through her stomach
“I didn’t have a choice,” Lindsey said again as she sobbed and rocked back and forth, her slight body wracked with visible shakes
“What do you me—”
The sound of clapping had both Toni and Shell whipping their heads to the right Crank strode into their line of site, see snow
“Two heroes, excuse me, heroines, come to save the da noble” He punctuated each ith a clap As opposed to the rest of them, he had dressed appropriately for the weather with a thick leather jacket, heavy boots, and that goddammed Santa hat
“Oh shit,” Shell whispered
Toni couldn’t get her throat to vocalize She stood there so stunned, she didn’t even blink The whole time? Was this a ploy the entire time?
They were screwed They hadn’t told Tex, and hadn’t called theirto Lindsey, she hadn’t given a single thought to her own safety
Or Shell’s
And now she’d gotten them into a situation that seemed impossible to survive Her entire body treetting to her more
Crank walked forward, climbed up on the picnic table, and put an arm around Lindsey, who visibly recoiled froe forward and claw his eyes out, but the cold had her ish, and he would probably swat her away like a pesky fly
“I’ain
“I-it’s okay, sweetie,” Toni said She’d have cried if the tears wouldn’t just freeze on her face Beside her, Shell took her hand Her cold fingers curled around Toni’s and tightened to the point of pain
Both Toni and Shell had been in shit situations before, but this? In a deserted caerous man? She sed as dread filled her