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Jed’s heart raced, but he could hardly compre hend the news. If this was some ploy by the reporter to make him stop and spill his guts, he swore he would kill the man and leave his body by the side of the road for the hyenas.
As he turned the Land Rover around and headed back to the filling station, he said to Luke, ‘I swear to God, I’ll gut you if you’re lying to me, kid.’
Luke nodded. ‘Stop so I can get my backpack. We can talk here.’
‘OK.’ Jed ran a hand through his fair, sweat dampened hair. He had a million questions, but he held back He would not play into the kid’s hands. He would listen to what he had to say first.
Luke picked up his backpack and Jed parked the Land Rover under a tree behind the gas station. He killed the engine. ‘OK. Shoot.’
‘I wanted to thank you, firs
