Thinking fast, Jon darted towards the removable plank in Karyn's side fence that ran along the road. More than once, Jon and Karyn had used it through the years to enter and exit the backyard, undetected. He hoped that it was still dislodged in this reality as well.
"Karyn? What is it, honey?" Karyn's mother asked, seemingly from inside the house. She wasn't in the backyard yet, so Jon still had time to get away.
