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“You’re positive about that?”

If anything happened to Nasha, Reive herself But she’d seen the child in action, feeling certain that she had the skills to survive “Yes”

For the first time since they were captured, a sense of hope filled her “Say nothing,” she told the other girls as Nasha scurried toward the picnic benches and behind the tree A“Whatever you do, don’t look up there If they find her …”

The girls reluctantly tore their gazes from the shade tree and watched as Makao pushed open the door A clatter inside sent hiuns into the building As Makao nodded to the irls down in the tunnel stayed silent

The guard entered, his weapon at the ready

Reirls suspected that building was anything more than an empty supply shed, they’d all be in trouble

The guard finally appeared in the doorway—then stopped to pick up so out

Her heart skipped a beat

Please don’t let it be my phone …

“What is it?” Scarface asked

He held up so too small for her to see “Nails I think they fell from the shelf when the door hit it”

Scarface nodded

Thanking the stars that Hank had stacked the nails in so precarious a place, Re Nasha was safe Wendy, Pete, and the students hadn’t been discovered

For the moment

Aure out hoork the phone?”