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Heath set his toolbox inside the back of his truck before closing the cap. He leaned against the truck and waited for Daniel. They’d spent the last few hours replacing some of the windows on the upper floor of the farmhouse. Daniel was putting his tools away in the garage and then they were heading out to do some scouting on the far side of town. Heath glanced around the yard. Sophia had clearly been at work on the flowerbeds running along the edge of the wraparound porch as fresh mulch was evident and the lingering weeds were gone. Sunlight fell in bars through the trees, dusting the grass in gold. It was early afternoon and the air held the lingering warmth from a warm autumn day. Leaves fluttered to the ground when a gust blew through the valley.
Heath leaned his head against the tr
