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Vivian’s POV

Manny and I turned abruptly, scared and agitated. For a moment, I thought we were being ambushed,

The rustling stopped, and everywhere was still and quiet again.

“What the heck was that?” I asked Manny, panting rapidly as though I had run a marathon, and so was Manny.

It dawned on me that Manny wasn’t as strong and brave as he had always shown himself to be, and it made me recall that just before we left the house, Manny had been insistent on me not coming. Well, he might not feel that way, but I am very grateful that I stubbornly came with him, because the fact that we were going through this together just made it a little less scarier, otherwise, maybe I would have passed out or peed in my pants.

“How would I know? Weren’t we both standing here?” Manny asked harshly.

I understood that he was tense and agitated, so I decided to not let the tone of his voice get to me.

Then we both fell into silence, our eyes darting about, and seeking, looking, searching. The clock was
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