AmyStrange & the Criminal
(Part 1: the Escape)
                              Copyright © 2019 by David P. Ayotte
THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR CHILDREN
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CHAPTER 7: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26th

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     I’m looking at it right now, and I
remember how happy she was, and how    
proud I was. It was a big deal to her, 
and that made it a big deal to me.     
     Barry and his wife, Terry, also   
came along, and we hit all the night-  
spots, ending up finally at Joe’s      
Tavern. That’s where Beth met D and    
instantly hated him.                   
     More on that later.               
     I’ve met other Vets through the   
Initiative group, but Barry was the    
only one to actually tell me about the 
problems that they were all having     
finding good homes for pets that nobody
wanted any more.                       
     They either brought them in       
personally or left them on his front   
steps anonymously. Some of them were   
near death.                            
     We have some of them on our farm  
right now.                             
     He was very professional, but also
very gentle and kind, even when he got 
angry, except when Beth got him all    
worked up like last Tuesday.           
     I always got the impression that  
it wasn't just because it was his job  
either, but because like Beth, he      
really cared about and loved the work  
he did.                                
     He treated Beth like a grandfather
would, always giving her a little      
advice every now and then, and little  
inexpensive presents for Christmas and 
her birthday. When times were slow,    
he’d give her a temporary raise, so she
could get by, or a place to stay when  
she needed it.                         
     Terry, simply fell in love with   
Beth and talked her into moving in     
permanently. Barry couldn’t always     
afford to pay her the money she de-    
served, but this way, letting her live 
with them for free, was like giving her
a good raise.                          
     I wouldn't be surprised if he had 
something to do with getting us to-    
gether that night, and not to get rid  
of her, but more like he was looking   
out for her. I’m sure Terry also had   
something to do with it, and that      
brings us back to why I kept those two 
things secret from Beth.               
     I should've told her right from   
the very beginning, but it seemed too  
soon after telling her about what I’d  
done. I was worried that if she found  
out about some of the really sick shit 
I wanted to talk about at these secret 
meetings, she’d take it the wrong way, 
and leave me.                          



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