123 Chapter 123

The trick was not thinking too much.

Because 'danger in the city' could mean everything from a scratch to death to everyone inside, and I was told to bring someone if I wanted to, but not to go around preaching escape (thank heavens). It had almost sounded as though the warning had come because of my prayer, and that otherwise I'd be bunking it down with everyone else. It was that alone that helped me keep the list short for Milly, which only included Derrick and Hal. It wasn't yet time for the regulars to come in, as they were all still at work, so I couldn't send her all over the city for them. I planned with Milly to meet her, Hal, and Derrick at the edge of the forest at the end of the north road, which the nearby gate led onto.