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scowled. “You’re crazy. I don’t know how you could betray all of us like this, but you’ll pay.”
    A guard opened the door and Claudia ran out. Deputy Commander Henderson walked in, smiling. “We have your little group cornered in Iowa. It won’t be long now. And since you’re being charged with a crime against the Global Community, you’re now a prisoner. You know what that means.”
    Natalie stared at the man. “Sir, I want you to know I’m sorry I misled you. I’ve lied to you in order to make sure my friends stayed free. But I’m finally ready to tell the truth.”
    Henderson pulled the chair around and straddled it. “I’m listening.”
    â€œGod loves you so much, he was willing to die for you. …”

    When the helicopter passed overhead, Vicki and the others gathered around Colin. “Jim was able to shut the power down at the satellite building briefly so we were able to hide before they located the van. That’s the good news. Of course, they’re still looking.”
    â€œIf we don’t show up on the satellite, they’ll figure we’re hiding,” a girl said. “Won’t they check here at some point?”
    Colin nodded. “That’s why we need to get this van back on the road. I’ll take it and leave you—”
    â€œNo way,” Vicki interrupted. “You have a wife back in Wisconsin.”
    â€œI’m also the senior member of this group.”
    â€œWhich is another reason you shouldn’t go,” Mark said.
    â€œThey’re right,” Conrad said. “One of us should do it.”
    Colin shook his head. “What if we convince the guy at the front desk to drive it somewhere?”
    â€œThe GC will be all over him,” Vicki said.
    â€œBut he’s a Carpathia lover. You should have seen his face light up when he saw my uniform.”
    Vicki bit her lip. She and Darrion had tricked a man in Des Plaines and it still haunted her. “I don’t like getting others mixed up in our problems. What if he has a change of heart and wants to trust God? He’ll remember how we treated him.”
    Mark took off his watch. “What if we give him The Cube and tell him not to look at it until he gets to his destination?”
    Vicki scowled. “Sounds like a cop-out.”
    â€œAll right, you have a better idea?” Mark said.
    Vicki shook her head.
    â€œThen it’s settled,” Colin said. “Write the note.”
    Vicki mingled with the new kids, asking their names and where they were from. The newest believer, Cheryl Tifanne, was from Des Moines. Global Community Peacekeepers had arrested her for stealing food from a grocery store. “I’ve been so hungry lately. Sometimes I can find a place in line at one of the shelters, but recently I haven’t had much luck.”
    â€œWe’ll make sure you get enough to eat,” Vicki said.
    Vicki phoned Darrion in Wisconsin and asked if she had heard anything from Natalie. Darrion said she hadn’t but that she’d watch the Web.
    The phone rang a few moments later, and Kelly said they were an hour away. “We just heard about you guys on the radio. Better make sure the people at that storage place aren’t listening.”
    Vicki volunteered to talk with the man at the front. She walked around the building and approached from the other side.
    The lobby had two plastic chairs and an old candy dispenser. The carpet looked like it had been through a couple of floods. Paneling covered the walls and every few feet Vicki noticed cobwebs. There was no TV in the office, but the man behind the counter was listening to the radio.
    â€œHow’s it going?” Vicki said.
    The man took his feet off the desk and nearly fell backward. “You scared me. What can I do for you?”
    â€œWhat’s going on with the helicopter and everything?”
    â€œIt’s a Global Community