Please, sir," Daniel said. "We aren't--"
The man darted to the driver's side and leaped in as Daniel raced around the van. The man slammed it into gear. The van lurched forward. I grabbed Daniel and yanked him out of the way as the van swerved onto the road.
Corey came out from behind the bushes as we walked back. "Next time, we consider my plan?"
"I think so," Daniel mumbled.
"At least he told us there's a town along this road," I said. "Same way we're heading."
"How far?" Corey asked.
"He didn't say," I lied. "But it can't be too far."
Daniel glanced at me, then nodded.
The man darted to the driver's side and leaped in as Daniel raced around the van. The man slammed it into gear. The van lurched forward. I grabbed Daniel and yanked him out of the way as the van swerved onto the road.
Corey came out from behind the bushes as we walked back. "Next time, we consider my plan?"
"I think so," Daniel mumbled.
"At least he told us there's a town along this road," I said. "Same way we're heading."
"How far?" Corey asked.
"He didn't say," I lied. "But it can't be too far."
Daniel glanced at me, then nodded.
( Kelley Armstrong )
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