THE HOSTAGE'S DILEMMA
It was about where he wasn't.
I hesitated, then pivoted, retracing my steps. Milo was still where I’d left him, watching me with a worried frown, but he didn’t move. My eyes scanned the side of the building, seeking an alleyway, anything that suggested an alternative route. And there it was, a narrow, rubbish-strewn alley wedged between the pawn shop and the laundromat, leading to a grimy metal door. It looked like a thousand other forgotten service entrances in a thousand other downtrodden neighborhoods. Nothing special. Except my gut screamed otherwise. My heart started to pound a little harder. This was it. This was the one.
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