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Alice reacted quickly, closing the browser and powering down the MacBook. It seemed to take forever. She could hear car doors opening and closing on the driveway. No time to wait. She snapped the laptop shut and placed it, along with the iPad, exactly how she'd found them. She pocketed the flyer before sliding the storage box beneath the bed. Feet and muffled chatter approached the front door to the house. A key slid in a lock.
Alice strapped on her backpack and pushed the stool under the dresser.
The front door opened, the Tanners stepped inside. She could hear them wiping their feet on the welcome mat inside the door. They talked about getting the drains cleaned out the following Tuesday. As if trying to maintain a sense of normalcy.
Alice eased the door to Brooke's room closed be
