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The plastic crinkled and pressed against the nape of his neck. Through the thin layer of garbage bag, he felt a ring the size of a quarter.
The muzzle of a shotgun.
'Mom, for godsake!'
The muzzle jabbed him. 'Let's get moving.'
Trev didn't move a muscle.
'Now!'
'Maybe you should,' Lisa said, a pleading sound in her voice.
'I'll shoot you! Nobody'll even blame me. They'll think the wet people did it.'
'Lisa will know who did it,' Trev said. Though he realized that the woman was desperate enough to pull the trigger, he felt no fear. He just felt weary, a little numb. 'Besides, if you fire that thing, you'll probably blow out the windshield. How do you feel about letting the rain come in?'
'How do you feel about being dead?'
'Mom!'
'I'm doing this for you, honey. We've gotta get out of this town.'
'You can't kill Trev. That'd be murder. You'd be just as bad as the wet people. Worse, even. You know? I don't think they have any choice. I think the rain makes them do it. But you'd be doing it because you want to. That's a lot worse.'
'I don't want to. Shit!'
'Well, put it down.'
'No.'
Trev heard the snick-clack of a cocking revolver.

 
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