Marcus punched the floor. “SON OF A BITCH,” he added for good measure. “That wasn’t in the plan.” Susan sounded numb. “I’m really sure that wasn’t the plan.” “It wasn’t in our plan, that’s for sure.” Eddie reached over and lightly gripped Susan’s hand. “I don’t know about his, though.” “That son of a bitch tricked us.” Marcus still raged, this time turning his attention towards destroying the salt construct he and Jenn had been building. “He fucking lied to my face and fucking tricked us. Why?” “Because there wasn’t any other way.” Dwayne’s voice was flat. “There wasn’t any other way to give you what you wanted and he didn’t have the heart to tell you.” “You knew about this?” Jenn grabbed Marcus’ hands and held them tight while turning to face Dwayne. “You knew about this and didn’t tell us?” Dwayne studied his own shoes. “I knew it as a possibility. Hell, more than that. But I wasn’t sure.” After a pause, he spoke again.
