Pete hits DECLINE and turns the phone off. Right now he needs to think harder and smarter than ever in his life. Mom and Tina, they’re the most important thing. He has to talk to Mom, tell her that she and Teens have to get out of the house right away. Go to a motel, or something. They have to— No, not Mom. It’s his sister he has to talk to, at least to begin with. He didn’t take that Mr. Hodges’s card, but Tina must know how to get in touch with him. If that doesn’t work, he’ll have to call the police and take his chances. He will not put his family at risk, no matter what. Pete speed-dials
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He turns the phone off, then speed-dials his sister?
