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Chapter 6: Leaving
Tristan:
"You have to be fucking kidding me," I say, staring at the little kid. "Seriously, what the hell is wrong with you? You want us to escort some little brat to the next state over? No! Fuck that."
"Hey screw you," the kid yells. "And by the way, I don't want to go with either of you two. I'm staying here with Martin."
"Bailey," Martin says, turning and getting on a knee. "We talked about this. You need to go with these two. Being with me, with any Rebels, is too dangerous nowadays. The military is hunting us down. We lost two bases in the last months and far too many friends and families. That is why I have hired these two. They are the best at surviving on the outside."
Bailey:
I look at the two, the two "best at surviving on the outside".
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