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Once we heard the screams, we all jumped to our feet and ran toward the house.
Since there were no more gunshots, we figured the old man was occupied somewhere else.
None of us wanted to think he had turned his attention to Madeline.
Baxter rushed ahead like the bull he was and slammed his body against the door, knocking it down with ease.
When we got inside, panic set in. I could hear voices coming from the basement.
We didn’t have to think long about where to go next.
“There’s noise coming from the basement,” I shouted.
He had taken her down there. Loud grunting and commotion echoed from below.
I sprinted toward the basement door and found it open.
The others were right behind me. We didn’t even have to search the house, our target was the basement.
As I started down th
