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"Bill Travers looked with bitter eyes at his reflection. Since puberty, that time when humans learn to care about such things, Bill had been painfully aware that he was ugly."
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Within just a few hours of meeting her, Beau convinced sweet young Allie to go along on a robbery -and now they're on the run, stopping to rest in an out of the way fleabag motel. The initial rush is gone, and Allison is terrified, as Beau's behavior becomes increasingly psychotic. A battered old suitcase sitting in a dark corner of the closet holds what may be Allison's last chance - or a fate far worse.

"Bill Travers looked with bitter eyes at his reflection. Since puberty, that time when humans learn to care about such things, Bill had been painfully aware that he was ugly."

Within just a few hours of meeting her, Beau convinced sweet young Allie to go along on a robbery -and now they're on the run, stopping to rest in an out of the way fleabag motel. The initial rush is gone, and Allison is terrified, as Beau's behavior becomes increasingly psychotic. A battered old suitcase sitting in a dark corner of the closet holds what may be Allison's last chance - or a fate far worse.