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“You can’t He finds you”

The other boy added, “If he wants”

“The thing is,” Sam said, “I’m a bit short on time” He fanned out some bills in front of them “Tell me where he is and I’ll make it worth yo

ur while”

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

If you don’t stand for so

– AFRICAN PROVERB –

The kidnappers lined up the wo of the unfinished dorm, tied their hands behind their back and ordered them to sit Reether Though tears slid down the girls’ cheeks, they remained stoic

Makao ordered his s a third ti to the one Pete had used to get on the roof “Maybe there’s an attic in one of these buildings Search every corner, anywhere soht hide”

“This is irls not stopped to help me, they’d have been safely away”

“No,” Zara said, near tears “The only reason anyone was in there was because I was too tired to wake up And then we heard the gunshot and—”

“It’s no one’s fault,” Reet out of this”

“How?” Amal said

“I’m not sure Yet”

One of the men looked at them Amal waited until he turned away, then whispered, “Do you think they’re Boko Haram?”