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It was hell She was in hell

“Help h the shock that had her frozen in place, and she turned to find Rueben Granger wedged behind the large wooden podiuhter

“Rueben” She crawled to him

“Help me” His call was desperate His eyes wide and manic with shock

Keiko bit her lip to stop fro as she pushed at the body of the man who’d captured and freed her He rolled off Rueben, hitting the tile with a dull, lifeless thud

“Freeher eyes from the dead man

“Don’t shout You’ll attract attention” She unstrapped the EMP band first before reaching for his bound hands, careful to keep them close to the podium It wouldn’t offer much protection fro for a target

“We’re going to die,” he wailed “We’re all going to die Did

n’t they see me here? Didn’t Miriam knoas here? I’m too important to die Help me Get me out of these restraints”

“Stop it,” Keiko snapped at him “You have to be quiet”

The bands around his wrists needed a thumbprint to open Her stomach roiled at what she was about to do, but the only print she kneould do the job belonged to the deadbeside them

“What are you waiting for?” Rueben shouted “Hurry up I’m too valuable to die here”

“I will slap you if you don’t stop shouting You’re going to get us both killed Calm down and be quiet”

His eyes ide, and his botto Keiko feel like she’d kicked a puppy With shaking fingers and bile burning her throat, Keiko reached for the dead ainst the releaseon the cuffs That was it That was all she had to do Her stoht-headed

Take a deep breath Focus You can do this The pep talk didn’t help Theto hi