AmyStrange & the Criminal
(Part 1: the Escape)
                              Copyright © 2019 by David P. Ayotte
THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR CHILDREN
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CHAPTER 14: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31st

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     I thought I could hear someone    
whispering, but other than that,       
nothing.                               
     Dreading the worst, I looked      
around for something to use on the     
door.                                  
     While Beth watched me searching   
the room, she asked, "Is this it       
Criminal? Is this the end of the       
prank?” and then paused, before adding,
“All I have to do now, is imagine      
there's a talking Cat behind that door,
but unfortunately, I don't actually get
to see it. Was that your whole plan?   
     “I don’t think so, and I believed 
in you, Captain,” she said, and then   
turned gruff.                          
     “Now get me in that fucking room, 
so I can see this talking Cat, or I’ll 
fucking pound you.”                    
     Getting pounded had to be better  
than being shot, but neither sounded   
fun.                                   
     I thought about calling Darryl in,
but before doing that, I tried rattling
the knob while pushing hard on the door
itself, and that's the exact same      
second it opened by itself. I went     
tumbling into the room and onto the    
floor.                                 
     "I told you he was a dumbass, Amy,
but at least he's a prompt dumbass.”   
     After getting up off the floor, I 
brushed myself off.                    
     "You told me you were going to    
leave that door open, Cat!"            
     "We agreed on 12:15, and it’s now 
12:15, exactly. Not my fault you were a
minute early, Pumpkin Pie,” the Cat    
said, and then turned to look at Beth  
before continuing, “and, I take it this
is your lovely and charming girlfriend?
Beth, I presume?"                      
     That's when Beth fainted and,     
given the circumstances, was still     
better than falling out of the chair,  
like I did.                            
     Luckily, I was standing right next
to her, and all I had to do was put my 
arms out to catch her.                 
     "I know the feeling," I said and  
placed her gently into a chair.        
     Then, I noticed someone else      
standing next to me with a damp towel  
in her hand.                           
     "Here, put this on her forehead.  
It'll help. It did me."                
     "You're Amy, I presume. The night-
crew lead."                            
     "Not for much longer, sorry to    
say.”                                  



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CHAPTER 14: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31st
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