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“Load the first five.”

Lily grabs my hand.

“They mean us.”

“Not anymore.”

I peek through the open door.

One guard stands at the far end of the corridor with his back partially turned.

Another is near the tunnel entrance.

Two that I can see.

Maybe more around the corner.

I close the door almost completely.

“We need another way out.”

“There isn’t one,” Jasmine says.

“There’s always another way out.”

I look around the room.

Rock walls.

Concrete floor.

Metal door.

A narrow ventilation opening near the ceiling.

Too small.

No window.

No second door.

Maybe sometimes there really isn’t another way out.

Fine.

We make one.

I turn to Jasmine.

“Can you use a gun?”

Her eyes widen.

“No.”

“Good.”

She looks confused.