Chapter 3
What should he do with Meat? She was three years old. But he was the only one who knew his way around the basement sewers blindfolded, Prince didn't ever go down there and Jackson 5 barely went down there. Unwillingly he asked Pop to take her. He kissed her head, promising he would be back. Tearfully the little girl went with Pop. Before she knew it, she was asleep.
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Macca raced to the bar, leaping over it. Making his way to the basement he went down the hole they had left open. "Jackson? Baby? Where are ya?" He shouted. Suddenly arms were flung around his neck. It was her. "Christ, you scared me there" he hugged his girlfriend. "Where's Prince?"
"Around the corner, I said i'd check this out. Macca, let's get outta here."
"OK, quickly, before the hotel burns down ontop of us." He led them through tunnels until he knew they were far away enough to get above ground.
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The cold air hit him, making him feel relieved as he pulled his girlfriend and best friend to the surface. About a mile south they could see the glow of the burning building they had just fled. Putting a hand on her shoulder, she shruuged it off and they walked in the direction of the nearest Heartbreak. Hoping the others were there.
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After recieving Meat, Pop had followed the others into the sewers. His wife, had looked at him disaprovingly, as she did with anything to do with Macca and carried on. He just rolled his eyes and continued ahead of the other's knowing his way better than any of them.
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As the three of them continued, Jackson 5 paused, hearing something. Suddenly a manhole cover was lifted and Jagger a young girl her age, she was 16, emerged from bellow ground, followed by the others. They were all together again, to say there was only 12 of them in total. Macca made to take Meat from Pop but he wouldn't let him. He silently thanked him and went to find Jackson 5. His girl, his baby.
Once they were in their new home, Macca reclaimed Meat and kept her with him all night. She had slept and was now wide awake. But, she stayed with him and Jackson 5. Clung to him like when she first arrived. She was really shaken up from the raid. She wasn't used to them. He hoped she would never have to get used to it. It wasn't very nice and no child should have to grow up like that. But it was the price of surviving.