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‘No f*****g way.’
Allison slammed the door in Lynette’s face. Lynette knocked again.
‘Come on, love. Let’s at least talk about it.’
She could hear Allison’s muffled voice on the other side, but the door remained shut. ‘There’s nothing to talk about. No way. I’m not doing it.’
‘You’re our best chance. All we want you to do is to get us over there so we can have a look. After that you can just sit tight on the boat.’
Lynette waited with her ear pressed against the door. She could hear pacing inside the room. She waited for a moment longer, then knocked again.
‘I said no,’ Allison shouted.
‘I know you did, and I know you can still hear me in there, so do me a favour and just listen, don’t bite my head off.’ She paused. The pacing stopped. ‘You’re the only one who can do this, Ali.
