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     ᴀsʜᴇs sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ. ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴜʀɴs ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴊᴜʀʏs ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ. ʜᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴡɴ ᴇʏᴇs ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ, ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴅᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ. ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴅʀʏ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ɴᴏsᴇ. ʟᴇɢs, ᴀʀᴍs, sᴛᴏᴍᴀᴄʜ, ɪᴛ ʜᴜʀᴛs sᴏ ʙᴀᴅ, sʜᴇ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴛ ᴜᴘ.

     ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ. ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ғᴇʟᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴏɴᴇ.

    ᴠᴇʀs ʙʀᴏᴡɴ ᴇʏᴇs ғɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀʟᴍ. sᴍᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴇɴ ʟɪǫᴜɪᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴜᴛ sᴋɪɴ, sʜᴇ ғᴇʟᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ. ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴠᴇʀs ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ sᴀᴡ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ.

    ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴅᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ sʜᴇ ғᴇʟᴛ ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴀ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴀɢᴏ. ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ sʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴀ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ's ʜᴀɪʀ ᴡᴀs ᴅɪʀᴛʏ, ʙᴜᴛ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴡʜᴀᴛ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ.

    ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs sʟɪᴛʟʏ ᴡɪᴅᴇɴᴇᴅ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.

    ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ sᴍᴇᴀʀs ᴏғ ᴅɪʀᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ sᴄᴀʀ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴄʜᴇᴇᴋ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏɴᴅᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇ ʜᴇʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ. ᴀᴍᴇᴛʜʏsᴛ.

    ᴠᴇʀs ᴡᴀs ᴄᴏɴғᴜsᴇᴅ. ᴡʜʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʜᴀɪʀᴇᴅ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴡᴀs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ? ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴅɪᴅ sʜᴇ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ?

    sʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀ sᴀᴡ sᴛᴏʀᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ. ᴡʜʏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ, sʜᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ɴᴏᴡ.

    ʜᴇʀ ɢᴀᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴇʏᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀs ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ɢᴜɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʜᴇʀ ɢᴜɴ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴠᴇʀs ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ.

    ᴠᴇʀs ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ ʙʟᴜʀ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ, ʙᴜᴛ sᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏɴᴅᴇ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴏʀ sʜᴇ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀʟʏ.

    ᴛʜᴇ sɪʟʜᴏᴜᴇᴛᴛᴇ ʟɪғᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴜɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴏʀ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅ, ᴘᴏɪɴᴛɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ.

    ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴡᴀᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ.

    ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs ғʟᴜᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴏᴘᴇɴ. sᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ, ʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ.

   ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏɴᴅᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴍᴇᴛʜʏsᴛ ᴏʀ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ.

   sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀɴɢʀʏ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴀ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇsᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ's ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀ ᴡᴏʀsᴛ, ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ.

   sʜᴇ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴀ ᴡᴀʀᴍ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀʟᴍ. sʜᴇ ᴍᴜsᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀs ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏʀ sʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ sᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ.

    ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀʟᴍ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴛᴏ ғɪsᴛ. sʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀᴛᴇs ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴀ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴡᴏ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅs ᴏғ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ, sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ.

    ʜᴇʀ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ, sᴜɴ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ʙʟɪᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ.

    sᴛᴏᴏᴅɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ sʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʟᴀ, ᴄɪᴠɪʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴋʀᴇᴇ.

   ,ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴀᴍᴇᴛʜʏsᴛ' sʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ.

    ʙᴜᴛ ᴠᴇʀs ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ sᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ɪᴛ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ sʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴄᴋ ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴅ. ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀʀʟʏ, sʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʜᴀɪʀᴇᴅ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴀ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ sʟᴇᴇᴘ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ.

    sᴏ sʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ɴᴏᴅᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ. ᴛʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏɴ-ʀᴏɢɢ's ʀᴏᴏᴍ.

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    ᴛᴀᴘɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴅᴏᴏʀ. ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴜᴇss ᴡʜᴏ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs. ᴡɪᴘɪɴɢ ʜɪs sʟᴇᴇᴘʏ ᴇʏᴇs, ʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜɪs ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ. ᴏᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɢʀᴇᴇᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪʀᴛʏ ʙʟᴏɴᴅᴇ's ғᴀᴄᴇ.sɪɢʜɪɴɢ, ʏᴏɴ-ʀᴏɢɢ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴠᴇʀs ᴀ sʟɪɢʜᴛ ɢʟᴀʀᴇ.,,ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪᴛ ɪs?"

    ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏɴᴅᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴀ sᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛ ғᴀᴄᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴄʟᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴀᴍᴜsᴇᴅ, ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʜᴀɪʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɴ's sᴛᴜʙᴇʀᴛɴᴇss. ,,ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ sʟᴇᴇᴘ"sʜᴇ sʜʀᴜɢɢᴇᴅ ɪɴ ɪɴɴᴏᴄᴇɴᴛ.

    ,,ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴀʙs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ"

    ,,ʏᴇᴀʜ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪ ʙᴇ sʟᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ" sᴀɪᴅ ᴠᴇʀs ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ sʜᴇᴇᴘɪsʜʟʏ.

    ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋs ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ʏᴇʟʟᴏᴡ ᴇʏᴇs ғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ sʟɪᴛs, ᴄʀᴏssɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴀʀᴍs ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʜɪs ᴄʜᴇsᴛ, ʜᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏɴᴅᴇ ᴀ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ. ,,ᴡʜʏ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ, sᴛᴏʀᴍ?"

    ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏɴᴅᴇ sʜʀᴜɢɢᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀs. ,,ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴜᴘ, sʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ sʟᴇᴇᴘ"

    ,,sᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀᴋᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ" sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʜᴀɪʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴏғғᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙɪᴛ ᴀɴɢʀʏ.

     ᴠᴇʀs sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ɴᴏᴅᴅɪɴɢ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴀʀᴍ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ʜɪᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ʙɪɢ ɢᴏᴏғʏ sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʜɪɴ ʟɪᴘs.

     ᴀғᴛᴇʀ sᴏᴍᴇ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅs ʜɪs 'ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ' ᴄᴀʟᴍᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇʟʟᴏᴡ ᴇʏᴇᴅ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ɢᴀᴢᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴏᴋ.

    ,,ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs ᴀɢᴀɪɴ?"

    ʜɪs ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴠᴇʀs's sᴍᴀʟʟ ɴᴏᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ sǫᴜᴀʀᴇ ғᴀᴄᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ sᴍɪʀᴋ ғɪɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴡᴀʏ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴘs. ,,ᴡᴀɴɴᴀ ғɪɢʜᴛ?"

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    ʟᴏᴜᴅ ᴛʜᴜᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sɴᴏᴡ ʜᴀɪʀᴇᴅ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ's ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴏᴅᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ. sʜᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ, sʜᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀᴀᴡ.

    ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀssɪᴏɴ, sʜᴇ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ, ɪғ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sʜᴇ ʟᴏsᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇs.

    sʜᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ, ᴡʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ. ʏᴏɴ-ʀᴏɢɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀғᴏʀᴄᴇ ғɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴘɪʟᴏᴛ sᴇᴀᴛ, ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʀᴀsʜᴇᴅ sʜɪᴘ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴠᴇʀs.

    ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴍᴇᴛ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ᴀғᴛᴇʀ sᴛᴏʀᴍ's ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ. ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʜᴀɪʀᴇᴅ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴋɴᴇᴡ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs.

    ᴡᴇʟʟ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs. ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘ ɪs ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴊᴏᴋᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴇɴᴅ ᴜᴘ ғʟɪʀᴛɪɴɢ. ᴀᴍᴇᴛʜʏsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴇʀs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's ʙᴀᴄᴋs ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ. ɪғ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴏɴʟʏ sᴍᴀʟʟ sᴄʀᴀᴄʜ ᴏɴ sᴛᴏʀᴍ's ʙᴏᴅʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪʀᴛʏ ʙʟᴏɴᴅᴇ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴀsᴋɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ, ɪғ ɪᴛ ʜᴜʀᴛs.

    ᴀᴍᴇᴛʜʏsᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘᴇᴅ ᴠᴇʀs ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴛᴏᴏ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs. ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ sʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ʙᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ, ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴇss, sʜᴇ sᴛᴀʏᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ, ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏɴᴅᴇ's ʜᴀɪʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ sᴏᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴏʀᴅs.

    sᴛᴏʀᴍ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡᴀs ᴡɪᴘɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ, ᴏɴʟʏ ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴀʀᴇsᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴀʀᴇsᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ʜᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜᴇʀ.

    ,,ɪ sʟɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ" ɢʀᴜᴍʙʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪʀᴛʏ ʙʟᴏɴᴅᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ.

    ,,ʀɪɢʜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ sʟɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛ ᴘᴜɴᴄʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴇ" ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ ᴇsᴄᴀᴘᴇ ᴀᴍᴇᴛʜʏsᴛ's ʟɪᴘs.

    ,,ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ sʟɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜɴᴄʜ ᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴇ." sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ sᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴠᴇʀs sᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ.

    ᴀᴍᴇᴛʜʏsᴛ sɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ғʟᴏᴏʀ ʟᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴜᴍɴs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɪʀ. sʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ sᴋᴇᴛᴄʜʙᴏᴏᴋ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴀᴘ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢ, ʙᴜᴛ sᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴀʟғ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴡᴏ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs.

    ,,ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴍᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ" sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʟᴇ, sᴛɪʟʟ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙʟᴏɴᴅᴇ's ᴍᴏᴠᴇs.

    ʏᴏɴ-ʀᴏɢɢ ᴛʀᴀᴘs ᴠᴇʀ's ᴀʀᴍs ɪɴ ʜɪs.
,,ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɴᴇᴡ?"

    ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʜᴀɪʀᴇᴅ ɢɪʀʟ ʀᴇᴠɪʟᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴀsᴘ, ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʟᴇ, sʜᴇ ғɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇsᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ʟᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴜᴍɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴍɪʀᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀɴᴏʀ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴘs.
,,ɴᴏ" sᴀɪᴅ ᴠᴇʀs.

    sʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜɴᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʜᴀɪʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴀʟᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴛᴡɪsᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀʀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴀᴘᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ. ,,ʟᴇᴛ ɢᴏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ"

    ,,ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴍʏ ᴘᴀsᴛ" sᴀɪᴅ ᴀɴɢʀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏɴᴅᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ sᴛᴏʀᴍ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴀ ʜɪɴᴛ ᴏғ sᴀᴅɴᴇss ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ.

    ,,ɪᴛ's ᴄᴀᴜsɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏᴜʙᴛ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴜʙᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ᴠᴜʟɴᴇʀᴀʙʟᴇ."

    ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴠᴇʀs ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴡ ɪɴ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴇғᴛ ғɪsᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴛᴏ sᴛʀɪᴋᴇ.

    ʜᴇʀ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ʙᴇsᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ.,,ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ɪᴛ..." ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀʟᴍᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇs. ,,...ʟᴇᴀʀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ. ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜᴘʀᴇᴍᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʟʟɪɢᴇɴᴄᴇ" ʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘᴇᴅ ᴠᴇʀs ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ, ʜᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴀ ᴀᴅᴠɪᴄᴇ. ,,ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ's ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs ғᴏʀ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ"

    ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴍᴇᴛʜʏsᴛ ʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇʙʀᴏᴡ ᴀᴛ ʏᴏɴ-ʀᴏɢɢ's ʙᴀᴄᴋ. sᴇɴᴛɪᴍᴇɴᴛ.

    ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴀʀᴇsᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ʟᴀᴜɢʜs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇʟʟᴏᴡ ᴇʏᴇᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ, ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙɪᴛ sᴛᴜᴍʙʟɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴘᴜsʜᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ɢʀɪɴ. ,,ʜᴜᴍᴏʀ ɪs ᴀ ᴅɪsᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ"

    ʜᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴛᴡɪsᴛs ʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴍ, ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʜɪs ʙᴀᴄᴋ. ,,ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴɢᴇʀ, ᴀɴɢᴇʀ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴇᴍʏ"

    ʜᴇ ʟᴇᴠᴇs ʜɪs ɢʀɪᴘ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴀ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ, ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴘᴜɴᴄʜɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ sᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏsᴇ.

    ʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ, sʜᴇ ᴀɴɢʀɪʟʏ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʜᴀɪʀᴇᴅ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ, ғɪʀɪɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏᴍ ʙʟᴀsᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴄʜᴇsᴛ.

    ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴇɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ ғʟʏɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀʀᴅʟʏ ғᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ғʟᴏᴏʀ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴠᴇʀs ᴅɪᴅ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ʜᴜʀᴛ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ.

    ,,ᴡᴇʟʟ, ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ"

    ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴅᴇ, ʏᴏɴ-ʀᴏɢɢ ғɪɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀᴍᴇᴛʜʏsᴛ sᴛᴏʀᴍ ᴋɴᴏᴡ sᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ, ʙᴜᴛ sᴛɪʟʟ ʟᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴜᴍɴ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴏʀ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ.

    ,,ᴀᴍᴇᴛʜʏsᴛ..." sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴғᴜsɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ, ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴜᴘ.

    ,,...ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴀsʟᴇᴇᴘ"

    ,,ᴏʜ ɴᴏ, ɪ ᴡᴏᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ"

    ʏᴏɴ-ʀᴏɢɢ ʟᴏᴏᴋs ᴀᴛ ᴠᴇʀs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴘɪss ᴏғғ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴏɴʟʏ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsᴇ sʜʀᴜɢɢ ᴏғ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ sᴍɪʟᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴀɴs ɪɴ ᴘᴀɪɴ, ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜɪs ʙᴏᴅʏ ʜɪᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴏᴜɴᴅs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ's ɢɪɢɢʟᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ.

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