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Chapter 18: Nail or Hail?
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2024-10-29 19:42:56It had been almost 2 weeks since they arrived and the feeling of a normal life began to settle in for everyone, even Noah. The metal apartment they all shared became cosy and in some way without even realising it they had become a family. Every day they went to work and checked on the progress for freeing Cassidy. They would do everything together and the time was flying by.
One day they were eating their lunch in the work cafeteria peacefully as usual until the manager came racing in. He was slamming doors as he ran and apologising to Brian as he did so. He had big news for Jill and she jumped out of her seat thinking it was about Cassidy but it wasn’t.
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