Rory and Ashlyn rolled into the streets of his hometown of Emmitsburg, Maryland, as they had done so many times before. The town was totally dark and silent, and they'd not seen another car on the road, but they also hadn't seen anything like the damage they witnessed in the Big Apple. Maybe the people here were merely locked in tight waiting out the storm...

Still lacking cell reception and no other way to contact Rory's family, they headed for the Mills' house.

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