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Her eyes downcast, she clasped her hands together “To stay in the shed, that he was coh she was hoping for forgiveness “But the screen turned black before I could tell him about the farm and I couldn’t hear him anymore”

Zara leaned forward, her expression io knoarn my father?”

“He’ll know,” Remi said She didn’t have the heart to tell Zara that the warning was for Saood that Zara’s father was already a prisoner—assu they hadn’t killed him first “Sam’s very resourceful” She indicated the hook “Nasha, the keys to the truck”

Nasha glanced up at theo will be very mad that I didn’t tell him?”

“No Of course not” Hoping to get Nasha back on task, Remi was about to remind her of theirdown on them fast “You need to hide”

“But the keys”

“Now,” she whispered and hurried back to the corner, sliding against the wall and to the floor Reirls, their eyes wide as they watched Nasha scurrying beneath the desk

“Look away, girls,” Remi whispered

None too soon Makao stor Remi to her feet “Where is she?”

“Where’s who?”

“The girl The little one”

“There’s just us Everyone else is gone”

His eyes bored into hers “What were you doing by the desk?”

“Nothing,” she said “I heard the goats and wondered as going on That’s it I orried they were getting loose”

“I don’t believe you There were five girls outside One was sitting between you and her,” he said, nodding toward Ao?”