Reunited
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It was a really lovely brick house in an older part of town. Nice. Not rich, but nice. The streets were wide and well-lit. Just down the road were shops and restaurants. So far, all boded well.
Still, some of the worst kinds of things happened in houses like this.
I stepped up to the door and knocked. I had put my tie back on, hoping that it would make me look less like a disreputable thug.
The inner door opened and a girl appeared. She was short, maybe fifteen, with dark hair. Too young and the wrong looks for my sister. She kept the outer security door closed and locked. Very smart.
"Hello?" she said. There was neither fear nor interest in her tone. I put on my most friendly smile.
"Hi, my name is Samuel Barnes. I'm sorry for
