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I blinked. \u201cNot going to work out? What are you talking about, dear? The reunion?\u201d<\/p>\n

Brenda finally spoke, her voice low and devoid of all emotion. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to the reunion, Eleanor. And you\u2019re not going anywhere with us.\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n

A bizarre joke. It had to be. \u201cOh, you two,\u201d I chuckled, trying to puncture the tension. \u201cTrying to scare an old woman. Very funny. Now, let\u2019s get going, we\u2019re losing daylight.\u201d<\/p>\n

No one laughed. Khloe reached over and unbuckled her seat belt. Brenda did the same.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is it, Eleanor,\u201d Khloe said, her voice chillingly calm. \u201cThis is where you get out.\u201d<\/p>\n

My breath hitched. \u201cGet out? Khloe, where are we?\u201d I looked around frantically. The highway stretched into the shimmering heat in both directions. Nothing. No houses, no signs, no life.<\/p>\n

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I blinked. \u201cNot going to work out? What are you talking about, dear? The reunion?\u201d Brenda finally spoke, her voice low and devoid of all emotion. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to the reunion, Eleanor. And you\u2019re not going anywhere with us.\u201c A bizarre joke. It had to be. \u201cOh, you two,\u201d I chuckled, trying to puncture…<\/p>\n

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