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"Dad?" I whispered, hardly believing my father was actually in front of me at this moment. My father looked tired to the point that his handsome face, which was similar to Alex's, looked older than usual. "What- What are you doing here?"

"Quickly get in the car" my father repeated with a strained expression. Without wasting time I walked around his sedan and opened the passenger door next to him.

"No, don't sit up front honey. I don't want you to be seen" my dad said before I could go inside. I closed the front door of Dad's car again, then opened the rear passenger door and got in.

As soon as my hand closed the door, Dad immediately drove his car into the middle of Portland's fairly quiet streets. In the darkness of this car I was still staring at my father with a confused look. From the backseat I could only see part of the silhouette of his slightly shadowed face.

Dad's stiff jaw was adorned by his rough beard, while his sharp eyes were fixed on the road in front of him. I haven't