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At Horizon, Sophie and the Cliffhangers were in the lodge. The Cliffhangers were sitting in chairs waitign while Sophie was running through a checklist of everything they would need for the quest. Suddenly, the phone rang. The woman went over to the phone.
"Hello?" she asked. Then, "Auggie, for you. It's your mother." Surprised, the boy got up and walked over to the phone.
"Mami?" he queried.
"Augusto," Mrs. Ciceros said tearfully.
"Mami, que malo?" Auggie asked.
"Tu hermano," Mrs. Ciceros said.
"Abe? What about Abe?" Auggie wondered. At this, everyone turned to look at their friend.
"What did his brother do now?" Juliette wondered.
"Probably knocked over a liqour store," Shelby quipped.
"Shelby," Jess chided. Meanwhile, Auggie was trying to get his mother to talk.
"Mami? Que malo? What happened to Abe?" he prompted.
"Abe was out...with his gang...there was a shooting," Mrs. Ciceros said. Auggie froze. A shooting? And Abe was involved?
"Augusto, Abe---he's---" Mrs. Ciceros began.
"No. No, Mami. No," Auggie interrupted.
"Augusto, he's dead. Abe is dead," Mrs. Ciceros reported. Wordlessly, Auggie released the phone. The room was spinning. He couldn't breathe. Abe was dead?