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I changed and got ready, but Harlow took her sweet tih all of the forussied up for a vacuous rock star ay too old for her He had to be at least twenty

I gave up on waiting for her and went downstairs Bluemeat-type patties It was the first ales, so I ate happily

Harlow ca another skirt and strappy tank top, pairing it with her usual combat boots Her hair was pulled back nicely, accented with some diamond clips she’d found in the jewelry box

"I have fantastic news," Blue grinned "I poked around the house this e The keys were on the key rack, it’s gassed up, and ready to go"

"You mean we don’t have to walk?" Harlow’s eyes sparkled "And we can actually take stuff with us?"

"Honest?" I asked, fighting to containto spend the next"Did you test drive it and everything?"

"Well, I started it to make sure it ran," Blue said

"It purred like a kitten," Lazlo added

"It’s in the garage?" I asked, already backing away

Before Blue could say anything e It was dark, but I could still see the bulky shape of a e door opener, which naturally didn’t work since there wasn’t any power But I didn’t care I was too excited I had to pry the garage door open ht shining in, I got ood look at it It was black and da my hands, I peered in and admired how spacious the interior was There was even plenty of roo," Lazlo se to inspect it withThis…" I was on the verge of tears I was so happy In the one to quarantine, we had found exactly two running vehicles with keys, and they both sustained trau?"

"As soon as we’re ready, I guess," Lazlo shrugged

"If I had known about this, I wouldn’t have slept last night"

"Wow" He looked at "

"I’m really not," I adather up all et out of here I even packed Harlow’s stuff to speed the process along Our s were filled with essentials If we had to leave things behind, we’d still have everything in a carry-on size

We loaded up the SUV, and I felt almost optimistic Sure, I still didn’t knoherezood daet Ripley into the back, but I did not want to leave her behind She’d be an invaluable resource against the infected, but more than that, I kind of liked her

Thanks to a can of tuna, she eventually got in, and once she settled in as and realized she was free to sleep, she seeun, and Lazlo scowled Blue got to drive because he found it, but he pro

When he started the SUV, and I heard the ruine, my heart soared We backed out of the driveway, turned on the road, and drove away fro tunes?" Lazlo suggested