Stranded - Chapter 22
Since none of them had any money, the explorers insisted on making sure they’d be able to get home safely - but it would take a while to arrange for their transportation. So the five spent one last evening together.
Before they parted ways that night, Richard lowered his voice and said: “We’ll never tell anybody about what happened with the mad man. For all we know, leaving him tied to the tree has killed him by now.”
Thinking about the consequences of somebody finding out that the man died because of them, they agreed that it would remain their secret.
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AN: This is for LuxKen27's 2014 Summer Mini Challenge ( table 5, prompt 2: secret)
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