“Come on, let’s just leave, Syd!”
“Someone hit the wall by my head, like—”
“Let’s go!”
Moving fast and in silence, they put on their coats and wrapped blankets over themselves, covering their heads and using their belts to tie the blankets around their waists. Rudi helped Syd wrap pillowcases around his shoes and tightened the shirt around his ankle. “I’ll help you out there, but you be careful, okay?” he said, standing up and looking at Syd from under the hood of the blanket.
“We look like two monks escaping the monastery.” Syd fixed Rudi’s belt, making sure the blanket would hold. “Stay close to me out there,” he said, meeting Rudi’s gaze. “All right, let’s go.”
“Syd. Wait.”
“What?” Syd turned at the door.
“What if he follows us out there? I mean, what if that’s the plan? To get u
