Chapter 4

I heard footsteps in the dining room. Voices.
"Check the back."
My brother's voice.
"Hurry," she whispered.
I pulled the freezer door open. The tunnel was dark and narrow.
"Come with me," I said.
She shook her head.
"If I go, they'll know it was me. Stay here. I'll slow them down."
She pushed me gently inside.
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"Go. And remember who stood by you when everyone else turned away."
The door clicked shut.