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Back at the Trench
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Jo is hungrily slurping on Mac N’ Cheese. They’re sitting on a bench outside, enjoying the cool breeze. Halsey smiles at the girl who’s obviously starving. “How are you liking it here?” she asks. “Are the kids at school treating you well?”“It’s alright,” Jo shrugs. “It’s kinda lonely though. I can’t go out most of the time so I stay home and sing or study.”Halsey frowns. What kind of a parent keeps their kid shut up in home all day?“Doesn’t your dad allow you to go outside?” she questions her. “Why?”Jo pouts. “There are a few bad monsters who want to hurt dad,” she mumbles. “He says that if they hurt me, it’ll make him sad. I don’t wanna see my dad sad.”Monsters? Halsey recalls that Jo was talking about monsters back in the trench. What kind of life does her dad lead?“What does he do?” she asks Jo.“He’s a superhero!” Jo quips. “He puts bad men in jail and fights monsters! Just like the Knights in fairy tales.”Halsey can’t help laughing. “You mean he’s a cop or a lawyer?”“I h
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*Present*“They must’ve found us!” Hastings exclaims. “How? You just said it’s a safe place?“I don’t know!” Lincoln yells. “They’ll kill us. Let’s just kill the kid and-”“ARE YOU INSANE?” Hastings screams. “She’s our only bet! If we take her, we can negotiate with them and leave this place alive!”As soon as he says that, several of Damien’s guards barge out of the elevator. Without any word, Hastings enters the room and grabs Jo before escaping through the fire escape. Lincoln runs off to hide.Downstairs, Nathan, Halsey, Damien and Daniel, are scavenging the floors. Hastings’ guards are being captured by their men, leaving their way clear. “Jo!” Halsey cries. “Jo, where are you?” “Jo?” Nathan shouts. The rooms are empty and they start to ascend the stairs. Daniel breaks off from the group, heading east to find Jo. In the chaos, no one notices him leaving.Halsey is beside herself with fear. Nathan keeps a firm grip on her while Damien instructs his men to spread out. “We’ll loo
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Nathan is sitting on the couch, thinking hard. It’s past three o’clock in the morning and he’s not sleepy. On the contrary, he’s feeling agitated about what’s going to happen in a few hours. Even if everything seems to go according to his plan, he’s still nervous. What if something goes wrong? Even one misstep can ruin years of hard work.Halsey stirs in her sleep and rolls over to the side to hug Nathan only to find the spot to be empty. She slowly opens her eyes to find him on the couch, drinking alone. He looks worried and this in turn, worries her.“What’s wrong?” she asks as she approaches him. “Why are you awake at this hour?”“Can’t sleep,” Nathan mutters as he takes a sip from his drink. Halsey sighs and sits next to him. She pours a glass of whiskey for herself. Nathan is slightly surprised.“When did you start drinking whiskey?” He asks.“I don’t drink it,” she admits. “I just wanna give you company right now, that’s all. Why? You don’t like it when I drink?”“It’s up to yo
