COME, LET ME TELL YOU A STORY.

me, dragging a chair cl

r over my head, gently I

calmer than earlier, stil

he said, not loud, but lo

know nothing is in your stomach, ha

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questions. "Do she want to kill me... w

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cover open, i

rt me, mom grab it, and

uth next... "JESUS CHRI

ght back at me. "

ed this woman truly

bowl, but this... this... was even s

y mother and the food, my e

d eat. You must finish it oh!!

ite, s

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ite simple, looks

one slightly different from how he had a

uired. I think what she wanted

ted. "Officer Emmanuel-" identify

mom interr

of a patient person, but himself

udden turn of event as he be

y is you keep saying sorry?-wh

terrifying?-Is she a gang leader?- Am i a ga

ions flooded

asked him again, th

t us for nearly half a de

e one who hit your

tely dash towards him

slapping him tirelessly with her right hand, whil

ate her from him, and all I could d

.....

, It's now night. we hear th

nto an alley, her

id 20s. Holding a phone in her

NGI

ing, searching for s

ndition of the alley, sh

assage way, with one flic

SWE

st got here." She

e voice was

e didn't let the person at the other

most out of the

.." do

trying to see maybe his words are g

just wave you hand

while mumbling, "can't believe mom

e now?" She as

N

up. "...fuck, Mik

asked through th

you just stop without p

walking do

h it." Some

ed backed

ly can't see you." Mike

passed

she scream

ried voice peered

f, a awkward coug

y. Then continued, "Are yo

pass the alley behind MOL

n, what do you see a

o cats fighting for fo

ared, her voice

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olding s

what?" Not

.. a knife-" Mike said, his

lace-" Jess stopped. Standing at the cent

s staring

" Worries, w

lking tow

aying with me." She do

wards me-wh-what should I

e." She's panicking, yell

's fast." He

" She s

re heard from the oth

gazed on her phone screen.

t the other en

er phone sta

en, unknown number pop

llo!" T

me-" Mike shaking voice came

echoing through the alley.

e came through. "Hello there!"

you want with my litt

a human, kidnap another human, in a

it, name your price, but please, don't hurt

laughters were had from the other end

ough the phone. "Hey you, I don'

, she ask

the other side of the call. "

me, I can't believe this. Fuck you, fuck you Mike... I-I reall

at do mean we talked? This is the

op it, we spoke minutes ago

sis, I never called, and in fact i

No

onths ago, this is my new number I'

used.

now, see you at hom

Wa

L EN

Wasn't it him I spoke to

came from behind, carry

turn

Who are you?

ice, he replied.

nything, a hand reached out to her

low. Eyelids once wide, slowly shut clos