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ɪ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴀʀᴇsᴛ sᴛᴏʀᴇ

ɪᴋ ʏᴀʟʟ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴡʜʏ ɪ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ ᴏғ ᴅʀɪᴠɪɴɢ .. ɪᴛs ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴍʏ ᴄᴀʀ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏʙᴏᴅʏ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴏᴍᴇ

ɪ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀᴇ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsʜɪᴇʀ sᴛᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ .

ᴅғ..

ɪ ᴘɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ sᴏᴍᴇ sɴᴀᴄᴋs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀ . ᴀs ʜᴇ ʀɪɴɢᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴜᴘ ʜᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ sᴛᴀʀɪɴɢ

" ʙᴏʏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ" ɪ sᴀɪᴅ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ sᴛᴏᴘ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ

" sᴏʀʀʏ , ɪᴛs 20 ᴅᴏʟʟᴀʀs" ʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʜᴏᴏᴅɪᴇ

" ʜᴏʟʟᴏɴ " ɪ sᴀɪᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴘᴜʀsᴇ ᴀs sᴏᴍᴇʙᴏᴅʏ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴍᴇ

" ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀ" ɪ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴀ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ sᴀʏ ᴀs ʜᴇ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴛᴜʀɴᴛ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ

" ᴜʜ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ " ɪ sᴘᴏᴋᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴᴛ sᴇᴇ ʜɪs ғᴀᴄᴇ

" ʏᴏᴜ sᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛ" ʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ᴀs ɪ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ

ɪ ᴀɪɴᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʏ ʜɪᴍ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏʀ...

ɪ ᴛᴜʀɴᴛ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀsᴋ ʜɪᴍ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ɢᴏɴᴇ . ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴀʀᴋ.

ɪ ʜᴜʀʀɪᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴄʀᴏss ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴇᴇᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ ɢᴜʏs ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ɴᴏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ .

" ʜᴇʏʏ " ᴏɴᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ

" ʏᴏ ʟɪʟ ᴍᴀᴍᴀ" ᴏɴᴇ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ɪɴғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴇ

" ᴡʜᴀᴛ" ɪ sᴀɪᴅ ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴘᴜʀsᴇ

ɪ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴏғ ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴍʏ ᴍᴀᴄᴇ ..

" ᴡʜᴀᴛs ʏᴏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ" ʜᴇ ᴀsᴋᴇs ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴍʏ sʜᴏᴜᴅʟᴇʀs ᴀs ɪ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴏғғ ᴍᴇ

ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ɴᴇᴄᴋ

ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢᴏ ᴀɴʏ ғᴀʀᴛʜᴇʀ ɪ ᴋɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴛs & sʜᴏᴛs ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏғғ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ɪɴғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴇ ғᴇʟʟ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ

" ᴡᴛғ" ɪ sᴀɪᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴀᴍᴇ ʜᴏᴏᴅɪᴇ

"ʏᴏᴜ sᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛ" ʜᴇ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴀs ɪ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴍʏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ

ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴏʏ ɢᴏᴛ ᴜᴘ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɴᴅᴏᴍ ʙᴏʏ ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴄᴏʟᴅ .

" ᴡʜᴏ ʏᴏᴜ" ɪ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ

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