AmyStrange & the Criminal
(Part 1: the Escape)
                              Copyright © 2019 by David P. Ayotte
THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR CHILDREN
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CHAPTER 10: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29th

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     “Yup,” I said, giving it up, even 
though, I knew she was just as guilty  
as I was, “but now you aren't in the   
dark anymore, even though you obviously
never really were, and I think this is 
all so exciting. I have so much stuff  
that I want to talk to you about.”     
     “Missing Persons?”                
     “Nailed it,” and that's what we   
went round and round about until almost
eleven, when I tried to get just a few 
minutes of sleep.                      
     Ten minutes after Beth woke me, we
were on the road. The first thing I did
was introduce Beth to everyone.        
     “Hi everyone.”                    
     Everyone said hi back, and Mouse  
added, “It's about time.”              
     And of course, my arch-enemy had  
to throw her two cents in and agree    
with Mouse, “Yeah, it's about time,    
Criminal.”                             
     “What do you care Runt?” I was    
blurting out before I could stop my-   
self, and then went on lamely, “This is
also your first time, and don’t forget 
to please say 'out' when you’re done,  
out.”                                  
     Beth then asked me, “Is that your 
arch-enemy Crim? Oops! Sorry.”         
     “Arch-enemy,” Rhonda laughed. “He 
should be so lucky.”                   
     Holy crap, I thought, and         
immediately pulled over.               
     I know it’s such a petty-ass      
thing, but it still made me lose my    
concentration.                         
     Except for when my impulses had   
control, being on patrol was the only  
other time I could easily do two things
at the same time.                      
     I could drive and block everything
else out, except for my surroundings. I
was acutely aware of everything around 
me and could sense when something was  
off.                                   
     I parked and waited, until I could
get to that frame of mind again, and it
wasn’t easy, but as usual, thinking    
about Bowser helped a lot.             
     Hopefully, you’ll meet him later. 
     While I was trying to do that,    
Beth took up the slack, and kept track 
of everyone for the rest of the night, 
and even though no one said, “out,”    
nothing got garbled.                   
     The only thing that got garbled   
was when everyone laughed, and that’s  
only because, for some strange reason, 
everyone kept their mic on when they   
did it, including me.                  



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CHAPTER 10: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29th
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