Being patient was definitely not  
one of my best virtues, but this time, 
I gritted my teeth, and under my breath
said, “Don’t worry Amy, unless I die,  
there ain’t nothing gonna stop me from 
getting you out of that fucking place  
tonight. Not a fucking thing.”         
     I pulled out of the parking lot   
and headed for the phone store.        
     After that, I had to get home, and
help Beth get everything ready for     
tonight.                               
     It’ll be the first time that my   
secret friends get to meet Beth in     
person, and that was kind of historic  
in its own way, but it didn't stop me  
from worrying about Amy.               
     What the fuck happened last night?
Did she really talk to them, or did    
something else happen?                 
*      Would that guard be there tonight,  
and why wasn't he there when I went to 
clean the room at my regular time?     
Hopefully, that meant he wouldn’t be   
there tonight.                         
     Hopefully.                        
     I tried to shake my head and erase
it like a black board, because I didn’t
need that hopeful shit clogging my head
right now.                             
     In eight hours, I'd find out if   
she was still alive, and also what     
happened, but until then, I still had a
couple problems to work out, before my 
escape plan was complete.              
     I drove into the phone store      
parking lot, parked, and called Beth. I
told her where I was. “I’ll be home in 
a few. I have one more errand to run.” 
     “Hurry up. I miss you.”           



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