Things Slip Through
And he pushed through the wreckage of the door, axe raised above his head, howling, thoughts bombarding him of the last time he saw Scott, in this room .
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1985
“ . . . well, geez,” Scott muttered as he pushed the door open and stepped inside, “this sucks.”
Jesse peered over Scott’s shoulder and looked around. Sunlight streamed through the room’s only window, illuminating dust particles, cutting through the room’s shadows like a knife, and he frowned as he saw what Scott meant. The room was empty, save for three old Genesee cans and what looked like an old Sunkist bottle shattered in one of the back corners. Certainly not the treasure trove of redeemable cans Scott had described.
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