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"You look pretty" I read Jack’s lips as he leaned over and whispered it to her

I gave Servario a pleading look, "Please just come"

He shook his head, "I’ve broken every other rule for you, Evie This is one I cannot"

"I can’t be strong without you"

He laughed; it was fake, "You are stronger than you think"

"No, I’m not You have to say that"

He leaned in and kissedlory, paja The tears inning

He kissed each of my eyelids, "Go now"

He turned and walked to the helicopter

The pilot started it up

I started to sob

Servario pointed atme to the cave entrance

We stepped into the darkness and all I could think about, was the light behind me

We walked for a while beforeand never ending My eyes were sticking froht, pulling h

My CI brain switched on about halfway Our pace slowed and I kneas happening

I never doubted for a second, that each one of us assumed it was a trap of sorts

We didn’t trust Servario, not completely

We never heard Roxy’s story or Ja Servario had said at face value

In the dark, Jack whispered, "Is anyone else seeing that last scene in thearound in their head? You knohere Kevin Spacey leaves the police station and his li I had on the plane"

Coop nodded, "I don’t knohat to expect on the other side of this tunnel"

Luce laughed bitterly, "I’ for him to shoot it with bo

I tripped but Coop dragged ht!" Luce shouted back

We sloe saw it get brighter

It was a door

When we got closer we could see the light around the edges

Coop went to the front He ran his hands on the ainst it

"No handle"

I shrugged, "Knock"

He banged lightly

So noise, and instantly, dust ht we had around us froht filled the dank space

My eyes needed a second to adjust, but when they did I didn’t believe what I saw

My father

"Daddy?" I whispered

The rey-haired and more wrinkled than before, but he was rin, but I could see the panic in his eyes

His smile was fake He wasn’t happy to seeAt least I didn’t think he did, but tears leaked froreen eyes

He held his arms out for me I leapt into them He wrapped and squeezed and I couldn’t breathe but I didn’t care