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

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     “I have to say, I love how clean  
your toilets are. You can literally eat
out of them. Except, I wouldn’t.”      
     We laughed, and the Cat fell off  
the back of the couch. That got us     
laughing again, even harder.           
     I could even hear the Cat laughing
from behind the couch, “I'm ok. I'm    
ok,” and that got us going again.      
     I hadn't done that much laughing  
since, since the last time I smoked a  
joint, or Wednesday with D, or last    
week with Beth.                        
     It felt good, I thought as I      
finally caught my breath, which sobered
me up a little.                        
     Eventually Beth and the Cat also  
caught their breaths, and that’s when  
an overwhelming need to go to sleep hit
me.                                    
     “I don’t know about you guys, but 
I’m bushed,” I said, got up off the    
couch and gave Beth a kiss. “I’m gonna 
catch up on my Journal, and then catch 
some sleep.                            
     “I'll talk to you in the morning  
Amy. Sleep wherever you want. I don't  
care,” I said and headed up the stairs.
“I’ll see you in a little bit, babe.”  
     “Take your time sweetie. I'll     
probably be dead to the world when you 
finish,” she said, and I don't know    
why, but they both laughed at that.    
     The Cat caught me, just as I got  
to the second floor, “Criminal?”       
     I turned, “Yeah?”                 
     “Thank you for saving my life.”   
     “I'm sure you would've done the   
same for me.”                          
     “Umm, probably not.”              
     “Yeah, that's what I thought,” I  
answered, and just before closing the  
door, I could’ve sworn I heard the Cat 
ask Beth something about some guy named
Jack, but I didn’t get all of it.      
     After finishing and before calling
it a night, morning, I checked the     
online news for any early morning      
animal abuse cases. So far, nothing.   
     It felt like it took me almost an 
hour to get to this point, but in a    
minute, I’ll be in my bed catching up  
on a week’s worth of sleep.            
     I can’t wait.                     



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