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"Don’t you think it's better to stay here than behind that door?"
I stopped and thought. Amy pulled my sleeve. The man came closer and showed us his wound.
"Look at me; do you see what they have done to me? Do you want that? At least think about the girl”.
I stopped. Maybe he is right. Maybe it would be better to stay with them here. But I have to find my father! Yes, he is more important to me than my life. Amy ... I think, she will understand me. I took her hand and hurried towards the door.
“Wait! Stop! I was one of them and I know where the best escape is... I’ll go with you”.
Nevertheless, he's one of them, he can hurt us!
''Thank you for your care, but we'll go alone. Amy, hurry up!”
''You don't trust me... But did you know that because of my inability to hurt other people they could hurt me? Now they are looking for me. You don’t understand! They put my orphans in trouble! And after all that, they’ve done to me, you still think I can serve them again!"
I didn’t know what to do. Maybe he was actually right. Amy nodded to me. I calmed down and agreed with his proposal.
It was midnight. Full moon. Since then, he has not said anything, just stayed by the one that didn’t have an eye. Finally, he started talking. We heard his name - John. We introduced ourselves later. I explained I was looking for my father and introduced my friend Amy. John said, that he knew where my dad might be, but then he kept silent. After that, I asked him if it would be okay to leave the other people here. John replied that they were safe here and his goal was to help us.