"The phone in the room I woke up in was only capable of in-house calls," Abra said again for Ettie and Dylan's benefits. "And I'm sorry," - she wasn't sorry, not at all, "-but I can't chance wasting time looking for another phone. I'm getting out while I can. If I find a car or something that can help I'll come back for you guys." Abra saw that Braids was apparently of the same mentality, and as much as she wanted to just go for it, she took one good look at Braids up and down, sighed heavily, and sat on the bottom step. "Hold up," she said, shaking her head.
She unzipped and pulled her boots off, pulled her socks off, and put her boots back on. She wadded up the socks and offered them to the girl with the braids. "They're not gonna do much, but here. It's worth a try."