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“I didn’t think I did,” Brianna answered, looking pleased with herself “I guess I do”

“Okay,” Dekka said, sing hard The i was Brianna was alive And Mickey and Brittney were not Dekka was in charge here, she had toto tell me how you came to be up on the roof?”

“U: There’s a door up there that leads down inside If I had a crowbar or soet in and out of there before they know it Smack the—”

“No, no,” Mike said through heaving sobs “The wires are still up”

“What wires?” Brianna demanded

“Drake He stretched wires all over the place so if you came in, they’d cut you up”

Dekka noted the look of shock on Brianna’s usually cocky face

“That’s why Jack was trying to kill Drake,” Mike said “Jack told him he had to take them all down, and Drake pretended like he did, but he didn’t”

Dekka said, “Guess it’s a good thing Jack likes your act, Breeze Mike here got away”

Brianna had no answer

“Don’t let it shake you up, girl,” Dekka said “You had a bad day We’ve all had a very bad day” She sat down beside Mike and put her arm around his shoulders “I’uys were buds”

Mike shook her off “You don’t care about Mickey You care about her because she’s a freak, like you”

Dekka decided to let that go Couldn’t bla a little crazed Couldn’t really blame him if he fell apart completely

To Brianna, Dekka said, “You had a close call But right now the i to other people and not do crazy stuff that leaves you trapped on a roof e need you Or worse yet, sliced up”

“Yeah,” Brianna said, abashed Then, recovering a little of her usual sass, she added, “Thanks, Mom”