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Chapters (62)
  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Notice
  3. Dedication
  4. Map
  5. Newspaper Extract
  6. Survive
  7. One Hundred Miles
  8. So Many and So Fast
  9. Start to Die
  10. Fish in a Barrel
  11. Because of the Blood
  12. Can’t be Real
  13. Waiting to Die
  14. Panic
  15. None of Them
  16. Trapped
  17. Video Game
  18. Like Her Life Depends on It
  19. Before He Sees Us
  20. It’s Your Lucky Day
  21. Just a Shell
  22. The World’s Best Reality Show
  23. How Long
  24. No Matter What Happens
  25. The One Who Decides
  26. What You Need to Do
  27. One Last Time
  28. The Biggest Secret Ever
  29. What They Want Me to Believe
  30. Who He Really Is
  31. People Like You
  32. I Believe She Is Saying
  33. Wake Up
  34. We Told You What Would Happen
  35. Slowly, Slowly
  36. Everything Is Under Control
  37. Come with Me
  38. The Last Thing They’d Expect
  39. They Can’t Shoot All of Us
  40. Go Down Swinging
  41. Not Running Away
  42. If You’re Going to Lie
  43. Every Rattle and Click
  44. Infinitesimal
  45. No Safe Place
  46. I Didn’t Know
  47. Straight to the Source
  48. Nothing but the Breathing
  49. Anything Other Than Killing
  50. You Honestly Believed
  51. Three Inches Away
  52. Not Anymore
  53. Refusing to Crack
  54. On the Trigger
  55. Over
  56. All Too Much
  57. Together, We Can Make a Difference
  58. A Note From the Author
  59. Other Mysteries by April Henry
  60. Honors for April Henry
  61. About the Author
  62. Newsletter Sign-up

@SaraKiplinger

Until we know what happened, all I feel comfortable saying about #FairgateShooting is I’m angry—yet again.

@Portland Police

PDX FD units responding to reports of 20-victim shooting incident at Fairgate Mall. PDX PD is working to clear the scene.

@LuPodmove

Oh great. Another mass shooting. Seems like daily occurrence for whatever reason. Sickening! Thoughts with those in #FairgateShooting.

@naturalknots

#FairgateShooting hits very close to home. Its privilege to be here not a right & one we all share together. When will craziness stop?

@MsCampbell Reads

Portland shooting looks v bad. Good luck to law enforcement & God bless. Our police are so appreciated! #FairgateShooting

@tracybarrynews

Active shooter in Portland, OR. Police confirm 4–8 shooters wearing masks and possible body armor. No one in custody. Several shot.

How Long

HOW LONG

4:07 P.M.

Miranda leans down and grabs Javier’s hand to help him to his feet. After a pause, Cole does the same on the other side. Once Javier is up, he loops his arms around their shoulders. He grunts when he puts weight on his right foot, his fingers clamping onto Miranda’s upper arm. He smells of acrid sweat and coppery blood and a tiny bit like sweet shampoo.

Together they lurch past the cash register and the dressing rooms. In their wake is a trail of red drops. If the bad guys do get past the shutter, they will know exactly where they are.

They stagger into the storeroom. About fifteen by twenty feet, it’s filled with tall black metal shelving units stacked with neatly sorted clothing. In the back, a small desk sits next to two rows of short lockers. In the corner, an open door reveals a small bathroom with a toilet and sink.

Amina closes the storeroom door behind them. Her mouth is twisted as she stares at her phone.

Miranda, Cole, and Javier make for the chair in front of the desk. Miranda picks out her own unsmiling face on a bulletin board, then looks away, hoping no one else notices.

She starts to lower Javier into the chair. But Cole’s not doing the same. Instead, he uses his free arm to sweep two stacks of plaid sweaters off the nearest shelf and onto the floor.

“He needs to get his feet higher than his head or he’ll go into shock.” Cole’s words are brusque, almost impatient. He kicks the sweaters to spread them out, then he and Miranda lower Javier as carefully as they can. Still, when Javier’s back touches the floor, he grimaces and half rolls onto his side.