AmyStrange & the Criminal
(Part 1: the Escape)
                              Copyright © 2019 by David P. Ayotte
THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR CHILDREN
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CHAPTER 1: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15th

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     Although, if I started doing that,
they’d probably just put me in a rubber
room wrapped in one of those crazy     
jackets, and I’d be forced to watch    
that video forever.                    
     Long story short, none of that    
happened, because when I got there, all
they gave me was a ticket. They didn’t 
even want to do that, until I showed   
them the evidence, in the burlap sack  
that I’d brought with me.              
     The end result was no jail time,  
nothing, just a thousand-dollar fine.  
     I can’t even begin to explain how 
much this pissed me off. I was ready to
do two or more years, but an animal’s  
life was only worth a thousand dollars,
and then I was free to go.             
     That was fucking disgusting! It   
still is.                              
     The Desk Sergeant agreed with me  
and was disgusted also, especially with
me.                                    
     “Personally, I also think you     
should spend some serious time in jail.
A couple years at least, but that’s not
the law. We have to follow the law too,
unfortunately.”                        
     He then told me about this Initia-
tive group that was trying to change   
that, and said, as he gave me a card   
with their name and address on it, “If 
you’re really serious about making     
amends, check these guys out.”         
     I figured that was as good a place
to start as any, so after leaving the  
station, I went there and got hired on 
the spot.                              
     I didn’t even know you could get  
paid for doing that. I was glad, be-   
cause even though this was something I 
had to do, I still had to live, had to 
eat and sleep, and that reminded me.   
     There was no way in hell I was    
going back to that trailer. Maybe I    
should burn it down? Maybe wait until  
someone else moved in, I fantasized,   
but snapped myself out of it,          
reluctantly.                           
     The girl who hired me was in the  
middle of telling me, I had to take a  
couple classes first.                  
     “We want to make sure you know    
what you’re getting people to sign. You
know, in case they have questions, and 
also about the Initiative Process      
itself.                                
     “Also, how you’ll get paid, and   
all that other administrative stuff.   
Unfortunately, it’s required, before   
we’ll pay you for signatures, but we do
pay you to take the classes,” she said,
and then smiled sweetly, adding,       
“That’s something anyway.”             



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