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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     I should've been mad, because Beth
sounded like she was throwing a tea    
party, rather than concentrating on the
patrol. I didn’t, because I knew that  
doing more than a couple things, at a  
time, was as easy as a sneeze for her. 
     I’ve seen her measure, tap, and   
administer a sedative, while talking on
the phone with Barry, and telling me   
what was going on, and also what I     
needed to do to help.                  
     When we were out on patrol to-    
gether, I could sometimes sense some-  
thing wrong a little quicker, but she  
was almost always pulling over, just as
I was saying it.                       
     I was lucky if I could do one     
thing at a time, let alone two, unless 
I was doing something impulsive, or out
on patrol, but she was always like     
that, all the time.                    
     She’s amazing.                    
     Everyone got excited about Friday 
and asked her if I was crazy or not,   
like I wasn't even listening.          
     “I'm right here, out.”            
     “Oh, he's crazy all right,” Beth  
finally answered.                      
     “Hello, I'm right here, out.”     
     “And, he also listens in on all my
conversations with other people.”      
     Everyone laughed, and I had to    
admit, it was funny, so I laughed too. 
     Besides everyone ignoring me and  
only talking to Beth, it was a good    
night, because like the last five      
nights, we got a lot of false alarms,  
but nothing serious. All I had to do   
was confirm it.                        
     Even with all that going on, I    
still got at least two hours sleep,    
before getting up early to go to work. 
I think it was two hours. It might've  
been a lot less. I'm not sure.         
      As soon as the alarm went off, I 
was up, and once again, Beth was       
already cooking breakfast, even though 
it was still my week to cook.          
     I brought it up, after eating half
of it first, just in case she got mad. 
     “You do remember that this is my  
week to cook, right?”                  
     “I know, and don't talk with your 
mouth full. It's disgusting,” she said,
while shoveling food into her own mouth
and also talking.                      
     “I'm just so excited about that   
class today,” she told me, bits of food
going everywhere, and then yawned, “but
as soon as you leave, I'm gonna take a 
little nap. The class isn't until ten  
anyway, and I don't want to nod off. I 
don't think I’ll have to worry about   
that, but just in case, you know?”     



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CHAPTER 10: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29th
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