I've been in the cold before. [ But not like this, he knows. He's frozen to the bone indoors, and he's seen the snow starting to fall. He'll die out there, but he'll probably die in here, too. He can't trust adults any more than he can trust little kids.
A beat, and then he makes another break for it, this time trying to go through between Alfie's legs. ]
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A beat, and then he makes another break for it, this time trying to go through between Alfie's legs. ]