"ᗯʜᴏ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ᴄʜᴀʀʟᴏᴛᴛᴇ?! " ʙɪᴀɴᴄᴀ asked ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ. "sᴀʏs ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪʀʟ ᴡʜᴏ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴏᴍᴇ ɢᴜʏ. sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴜʟᴇs! "
"ʟᴇᴛ's ɴᴏᴛ make this about me" ɪ ʀᴏʟʟᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ᴇʏᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ғᴇʟʟ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ʙᴇᴅ. ɪ ᴡᴀs sᴛɪʟʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴇss ғʀᴏᴍ ʏᴇsᴛᴇʀᴅᴀʏ, ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʜᴏᴡ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪᴛ has something to do with... ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴏ.
ɪ ᴡᴀs ʜᴜɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʟᴄᴏʜᴏʟ ʟᴀsᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ, ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴍᴇ ɪᴛ ʜᴜʀᴛs ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴜᴄʜ. ɪ ɢʀᴏᴀɴᴇᴅ. "ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴ advin? " sʜᴇ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ.
"ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ" sʜᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴀʀsᴏɴ sʜᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ.
ʟᴀsᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴡᴀs ʀᴇɢʀᴇᴛᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ғᴜɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ and ɪ ᴅɪᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʜɪᴍ ғᴏʀ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ʜᴏᴍᴇ sᴀғᴇʟʏ. ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴀʟsᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴘᴏʟᴏɢɪᴢᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ғᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ sʜɪᴛs ɪ sᴀɪᴅ. ɪ'ᴍ sᴏ ғᴜᴄᴋᴇᴅ, ɪ ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ʜᴀɪʀ ɪɴ ғʀᴜsᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
ᴊᴀʏᴅᴇɴ sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ ᴊᴜᴍᴘᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ʙᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀɪᴅ ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇ ᴍᴇ. ɪ sᴀᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ glaced back ᴀᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ʙɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴍʏ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴡɪᴅᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴ.
ɪ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴊᴀʏᴅᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛʀᴏᴋᴇ ɪᴛs ғᴜʀ, ᴀ sɪʟʟʏ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴘᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀᴅ.
ɪ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴅᴇ ᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀʙʙᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ɴᴏᴛᴇ ᴘᴀᴅ. ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ sʜᴇᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀʙʙᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴘᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʀᴏᴛᴇ 'ɪ'ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴀsᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ sʜɪᴛs ɪ sᴀɪᴅ ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ. Can ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ?' ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪᴄᴇsᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ ɪғ ɪ'm ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛ.
ɪ ғᴏʟᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴇᴇᴛ ɴᴇᴀᴛʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴜᴄᴋᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇᴀʙʟʏ ɪɴ ᴊᴀʏᴅᴇɴ's ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʀ. "ɢᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʀsᴏɴ" ɪᴛ ʙᴀʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ.
ɪ ᴘᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ʀᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴏᴘᴘᴏsɪᴛᴇ. ɪ ғᴇʟʟ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴍʏ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ ʙᴇᴇᴘ ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇ ᴍᴇ.
ɪ ɢʀᴀʙʙᴇᴅ ɪᴛ,and checked out the ᴛᴇxᴛ. It was ғʀᴏᴍ a... private ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ.
ɪ ᴛᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ɪᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅ. ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴅ ʟᴀsᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ.
ɪ ᴛᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴛ ᴜᴛᴛᴇʀʟʏ ғʀᴏᴢᴇn. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴊᴀᴄᴇ ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ.
ᴡʜᴏ ɪs ᴛʜɪs? ʜᴏᴡ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜɪs ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ?!
ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ʟᴀsᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ, ɪ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇxᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇɴᴅᴇʀ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴇs. ɪ ɢʀᴏᴀɴᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴇʟʟ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪs sʜɪᴛs ᴀᴅᴅɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴀᴄʜᴇ.
ᴊᴀʏᴅᴇɴ ʀᴀɴ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ʀᴇᴘʟʏ ᴡᴀs 'ɴɪᴄᴇ ᴛʀʏ'. ɪ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ be sᴏ ɴɪᴄᴇ, ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʙʟᴀᴍᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ, ɪᴛ's ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴜʟᴛ.
ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀᴛ ᴍʏ ᴡʀɪsᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴀᴄᴇʟᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ, ʜᴇ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ʟᴀsᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ.
ɪғ ɪ ᴘʀᴇssᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜᴛᴛᴏɴ, ᴄᴀʀsᴏɴ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅs. ɪ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪs sᴛᴜғғ ʙᴜᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏɴ! ɪ pressed ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʀᴇᴅ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛᴡᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ.
ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇᴅ 5...4...3...2...
ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ʙᴜʀsᴛ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ʀᴀɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴍᴇ. ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟɪsᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴛʀᴀᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ. "ᴡᴀɪᴛ! ᴄᴀʀsᴏɴ! ɴᴏ!" ɪ ᴊᴜᴍᴘᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜʀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ.
ʜᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғʟɪɴᴛʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋ. "ᴏᴋᴀʏ... ɪ'ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ-"
"ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜɪs? " ʜᴇ sʜᴏᴠᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴘɪᴄ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs sᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ.
"ᴡᴀɪᴛ, ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏᴏ?! " ɪ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴅɪsʙᴇʟɪᴇғ. "ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ sʜɪᴛ ɪ ᴡᴀs talking ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ"
"ᴏᴋᴀʏ, ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ. ɪ ʀᴇɢʀᴇᴛ ɪᴛ ɴᴏᴡ" ɪ sᴀɪᴅ, ғɪᴅᴅʟɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ғɪɴɢᴇʀs. "ʀᴇɢʀᴇᴛ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ᴇʀᴀsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sʜɪᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ʟᴀsᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ" ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ, sʟᴀᴍᴍɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ.
ɪ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ, sᴛᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ɪɴ ɢᴜɪʟᴛ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʀɪɢʜᴛ, ɪ ʜᴀᴛᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ's ʀɪɢʜᴛ.
'ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴏᴡɴ sᴛᴀɪʀs ɴᴏᴡ' ᴀ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴄᴏᴍ ᴀɴɴᴏᴜɴᴄᴇᴅ.
ɪ sɪɢʜᴇᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴛ, ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ɢʀᴇʏ sᴡᴇᴀᴛᴘᴀɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʙᴀɢɢʏ ʀᴇᴅ sʜɪʀᴛ. ɪ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ʙᴀᴛʜʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʀᴜsʜᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ᴛᴇᴇᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴄᴇ.
Leaning ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sɪɴᴋ ᴀɴᴅ putting ᴍʏ ʜᴀɪʀ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴍᴇssʏ ʙᴜɴ. ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ᴜᴘ, ɢʀᴀʙʙᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ.
ᴛᴀᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜᴛᴛᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴠᴀᴛᴏʀ, ɪᴛ ғᴇʟᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ғᴏʀever ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀs ᴛᴏ ᴏᴘᴇɴ.
ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴅɪᴅ, ɪᴛ sʟɪᴅ ᴏᴘᴇɴ sʟᴏᴡʟʏ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴄᴋ ɪs ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴠᴀᴛᴏʀ? ɪ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴀ ᴅᴏᴏʀ sʟᴀᴍ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ, ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴀsᴏɴ.
ʜᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ɪɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴛᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜᴛᴛᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ sʟᴏᴡʟʏ sʟɪᴅ sʜᴜᴛ. ɪᴛ ғᴇʟᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ғᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ, ɪ ᴛᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ʟᴇɢs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ ɪᴍᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴛʟʏ
"ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴋᴀʏ?" ʜᴇ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ. "ʏᴇᴀʜ, ɪ'ᴍ ɢᴏᴏᴅ" ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀs ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴏᴘᴇɴed ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ. ɪ ʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴏʀɴᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ.
ᴀᴜsᴛɪɴ ʟᴀɪᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜᴄʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ. ʜᴀʀʟᴇʏ ʜᴀᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴇɢs ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴊᴀʏsᴏɴ's ʟᴀᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ʙɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sɪᴅᴇ, sɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ᴍᴜɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʏᴘɪɴɢ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ.
"ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɢᴏɴɴᴀ ɢᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴠɪᥒ?" ɪ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ. "ᴏʜ! ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴡᴀs sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ"
"ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴀᴅᴠіᥒs" ȷᥲᥡs᥆ᥒ іᥒ𝖿᥆rmᥱძ. "ᥴᥲᥒ ᥡ᥆ᥙ ᑲᥱᥣіᥱ᥎ᥱ 𝗍һᥲ𝗍? " Aᥙs𝗍іᥒ ᥱ᥊ᥴᥣᥲіmᥱძ.
I 𝖿ᥱᥣᥣ ᥆ᥒ ᴛʜᴇ ᥴ᥆ᥙᥴһ ᥆⍴⍴᥆sі𝗍ᥱ 𝗍һᥱm. "ᥕһᥲ𝗍's ᥕr᥆ᥒg ᥕі𝗍һ һіm? " і ᥲskᥱძ. "һᥱ's һᥙᥒg᥆᥎ᥱr, һᥱ ძіძᥒ'𝗍 ᥱ᥎ᥱᥒ ᥲ𝗍𝗍ᥱᥒძ 𝗍һᥱ ⍴ᥲr𝗍ᥡ" ʜᥲrᥣᥱᥡ rᥱ⍴ᥣіᥱძ.
"ʜᴇ's ᴊᴜsᴛ sɪᴄᴋ" ᴊᴀʏsᴏɴ sᴀɪᴅ. "ɪ'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ sɪᴄᴋ, ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴋᴇʀs ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ғᴀʟʟ- ғᴜᴄᴋ! " ʜᴇ's ʜᴀɴᴅ sʜᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.
ɪ ʀᴏʟʟᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ᴇʏᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ғᴇʟʟ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜᴄʜ. "ᴡᴏᴡ! ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ʀɪʟᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴜʏs ᴜᴘ" ᴄᴏʟᴇ sᴀɪᴅ, ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ɪɴ.
"sʜᴜᴛ ᴜᴘ" ʙɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ᴍᴜʀᴍᴜʀᴇᴅ. "ғᴜᴄᴋᴇʀs" ᴄᴀʟᴠɪɴ sᴀɪᴅ, ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ sᴇᴀᴛ. "ᴡʜʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ? " ᴍᴀsᴏɴ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ.
"ᴡᴀɪᴛ! ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ's ᴀ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ? " ᴀᴜsᴛɪɴ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ, ᴘᴇᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴀᴛ ᴜs. "ʜᴇʏ ɢᴜʏs! ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟʟ" ᴄᴀʟᴠɪɴ sᴀɪᴅ. "sʜᴜᴛ ᴜᴘ!!! "
"ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀɴʏ ғʀᴜɪᴛ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ғʀᴜɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇ? " ʜᴇ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ. "ᴀ sᴀɴᴅᴡɪᴄʜ" ʜᴀʀʟᴇʏ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ.
"ᴇɢɢs ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴏɴ" ʙɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴇᴅ .
"ᴄʜᴀʀʟᴏᴛᴛᴇ? "
"ᴀ ᴘᴀɪɴ ʀᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴅʀᴜɢs" ɪ ᴍᴜʀᴍᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴄʜᴜᴄᴋʟᴇᴅ. "ᴀᴜsᴛɪɴ?"
"ʙʀᴀɪɴᴄᴇʟʟs" ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀʟᴠɪɴ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴇᴅ. "ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ, ɪs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ ʙʀᴀɪɴ ᴄᴇʟʟs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ғᴜᴄᴋᴇʀs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ'ᴠᴇ ʟᴏsᴛ ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟ?" ᴄᴏʟᴇ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴏᴜᴅ.
ᴄᴀʀsᴏɴ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀᴛ ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇ ᴀᴜsᴛɪɴ, ᴋɪᴄᴋɪɴɢ ʜɪs ʟᴇɢs ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜᴄʜ. "ᴄᴀʀsᴏɴ ɪs sᴏ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ. ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ᴅʀᴜɴᴋ" ᴊᴀʏsᴏɴ sᴀɪᴅ.
"ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄᴜʀsᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀ ʙʟᴇssɪɴɢ, 'ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪ'ᴍ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ sᴏʙᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs" ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴍᴇᴅ ɪɴ agreement.
"ᴡʜʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ?" ᴀᴜsᴛɪɴ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ.
"sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ"
ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ. "ᴅᴏᴇs ᴄᴜᴘᴄᴀᴋᴇs ɢʀᴏᴡ in ᴛʀᴇᴇs? " ᴀᴜsᴛɪɴ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ. ᴡᴇ ᴀʟʟ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ. "ʟᴇᴛ's ɢᴏᴏɢʟᴇ ɪᴛ"
ᴀʟʟ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ sᴇᴀʀᴄʜᴇᴅ. "ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴜʏs ʟɪᴋᴇ hung over ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍɪɴᴅs?"
"ᴏʜ, ɪᴛ's ᴄᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ" ᴊᴀʏsᴏɴ sᴀɪᴅ. "ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ғʀʏ" ᴀᴜsᴛɪɴ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ.
"ɪ'ᴍ ʟᴏᴏsɪɴɢ ʙʀᴀɪɴ ᴄᴇʟʟs ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ" ᴄᴀʟᴠɪɴ sᴀɪᴅ. "ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴜʏs ᴍᴏʀᴏɴs?" ᴡᴇ ᴀʟʟ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀᴛ ʜᴀʀʟᴇʏ.
"ɪᴛ's ᴀ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴍɪɴᴇʀᴀʟ ɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ" ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴍᴜʀᴍᴜʀɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀɢʀᴇᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ.
"ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪs anymore, ɪ'ᴍ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ" ᴄᴀʟᴠɪɴ ɢᴏᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ.
"ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜɪs ʀᴏᴏᴍ" ᴇᴍᴍᴀ ᴀɴɴᴏᴜɴᴄᴇᴅ, ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ɪɴ. "ᴏʜ sʜɪᴛ! sʜᴇ's ʙᴀᴄᴋ"
"ʏᴇs ᴄᴀʀsᴏɴ, ɪ ᴀᴍ"
"ɪ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ" ᴄᴀʟᴠɪɴ ᴍᴜᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ, sʟᴜᴍᴘɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜᴄʜ.
"ɪ ɢᴜᴇss ɪᴛ's ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴡᴇ'ᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪs" sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴅʀᴇssᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏᴏʀ.
"ᴄʜʟᴏᴇ! " sʜᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜʟᴏᴇ ᴅᴀᴡᴅʟᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴀɴ. "sɪᴛ" sʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴀɴᴇᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ.
"sᴏ, ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴡᴀs sᴀʏɪɴɢ, ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ʙᴀᴅ ɴᴇᴡs ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴏᴅɴᴇss. ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ᴀ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴄʜʟᴏᴇ's ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘᴀʟ. ᴀᴘᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ, sʜᴇ ᴄᴜʀsᴇs ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇs ʜᴇʀ ᴄʟᴀss ᴍᴀᴛᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ sᴀᴍᴇ"
"ɪ sᴇᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀsʜɪᴘ" ᴊᴀʏsᴏɴ sᴀɪᴅ. "ɴᴏ, ɪ sᴇᴇ ᴅɪᴄᴛᴀᴛᴏʀsʜɪᴘ, sʜᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴀ ʀᴇᴄᴇss ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɪs ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʟᴀʙᴇʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀ ʙᴀᴅ ᴋɪᴅ ᴀᴛ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ! " sʜᴇ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ.
"sᴏ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ's ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴅ ɴᴇᴡs?" ᴄᴀʀsᴏɴ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴘᴏᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ.
"ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ? ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ'ᴍ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟʟ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴡʀᴏɴɢʟʏ"
"ᴇᴍᴍᴀ, ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ɪs ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴɴᴏʏɪɴɢ" ᴀᴜsᴛɪɴ ᴍᴜʀᴍᴜʀᴇᴅ. "ʏᴇᴀʜ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴅʀᴜɴᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ"
"ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇɴ'ᴛ ᴅʀᴜɴᴋ, ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʜᴜɴɢᴏᴠᴇʀ" ᴀᴜsᴛɪɴ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ. "ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ, ɪ'ᴍ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ғᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ. ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ?" sʜᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ.
"ɪ'ᴍ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ʙᴇsᴛ"
"ᴄʜʟᴏᴇ ɪs 8!"
"ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʏᴇʟʟ ɪᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴏᴜᴅ" ᴄʜʟᴏᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴍᴜʀᴍᴜʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɢʀᴇᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ. "ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪ ʟɪғᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜʟᴇ ᴏғ ɴᴏ ᴄᴜʀsɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ's ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ"
"ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ɢᴏᴛ ᴅᴇᴍᴏʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴜʀsᴇ" ᴄᴏʟᴇ sᴀɪᴅ. "ᴏᴋᴀʏ, ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇ a sʜɪᴛ! " sʜᴇ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ.
"ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ? " ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀsᴋ.
"ᴡᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇ ʙʏ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇs , ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴄʜʟᴏᴇ?"
"ʏᴇᴀʜ!"
"ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴀʀ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ɪs ᴀ sᴡᴇᴀʀ ᴊᴀʀ, ᴄᴜʀsɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ sᴡᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴇǫᴜᴀʟs 5 ᴅᴏʟʟᴀʀs. ᴄʜʟᴏᴇ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘᴀʏ, ʟᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏɴsᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ ʏᴏᴜ" sʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ.
"ɪ'ᴍ sᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴅ ɴᴇᴡs" ᴀᴜsᴛɪɴ sᴀɪᴅ. "ɴᴏ, ɪᴛ's ɴᴏᴛ"
"ᴅᴇғɪɴɪᴛᴇʟʏ ɪs"
"ᴏᴋᴀʏ, ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʙᴀᴅ ɴᴇᴡs. ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟʟ ᴀʀᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ! " sʜᴇ ᴀɴɴᴏᴜɴᴄᴇᴅ. "ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ" ᴄᴀʟᴠɪɴ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ.
"sᴏ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ?"
"ʏᴇᴀʜ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴡᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ғᴜᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪs? " ᴀᴜsᴛɪɴ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ.
"5 ᴅᴏʟʟᴀʀs, ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴍᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟʟ ᴀʀᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ 2 ᴡᴇᴇᴋs" sʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ. "ɪ have already been ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ, ɪ'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴅᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴇ" ɪ sᴀɪᴅ.
"ʏᴇᴀʜ, ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀʀsᴏɴ ᴀʀᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ"
"ᴡʜᴀᴛ?!" ᴡᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ.
"ʏᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴡᴇᴇᴋs. ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴɴᴀ ᴀʀɢᴜᴇ? ᴘᴜʟʟ ᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ 5 ᴅᴏʟʟᴀʀs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟʟ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ sᴇɴᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ sᴡᴇᴀʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ɪɴ ɪᴛ" sʜᴇ sʜᴏᴛ ᴜs ᴀ ᴅᴀʀɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴏᴋ.
"ᴡᴇʟʟ, ɪ'ᴍ ɢᴏɴɴᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ" ᴀᴜsᴛɪɴ sᴀᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀʀsᴏɴ sʜᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴀʀ. "ɪ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜ" ʜᴇ ᴛᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ʀᴇᴀssᴜʀɪɴɢʟʏ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ.
"ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʀɪɢʜᴛ, ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ғʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ᴏғ sᴘᴇᴇᴄʜ. sᴏ, ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ғᴜᴄᴋɪɴɢ- sʜɪᴛ!" ʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ.
"ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴜsᴇ ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ"
"ᴄᴜᴘᴄᴀᴋᴇ?" ʜᴀʀʟᴇʏ sᴜɢɢᴇsᴛᴇᴅ.
"ʏᴇᴀʜ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴜᴘᴄᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ... ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴀʀʟᴇʏ? ɪ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪ'ᴍ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ sᴇʟʟ ᴄᴀɴᴅɪᴇs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴋ" ʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ.
"ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ sᴇʟʟ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʙᴜʏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ"
"ᴀʟʟ ɪ'ᴍ sᴀʏɪɴɢ ɪs, ɪᴛ ɪsɴ'ᴛ ᴏᴜʀ ғᴜᴄᴋɪɴɢ ғᴀᴜʟᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄʜʟᴏᴇ ᴄᴜʀsᴇs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ sᴀɪʟᴏʀ? " ʜᴇ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ. "ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴡᴇ ᴍᴇ 10 ᴅᴏʟʟᴀʀs! "
"ᴄᴀʀsᴏɴ ᴘᴀɪᴅ, ᴘʟᴜs ᴍʏ ᴄᴏɴsᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɪɴ'ᴛ ᴊᴜᴅɢɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ" ʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ. "ɴᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss, ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀʙɪᴅᴇ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜʟᴇs ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʟɪғᴛᴇᴅ"
"ᴏʀ ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ" ᴄᴀʟᴠɪɴ sᴜɢɢᴇsᴛᴇᴅ.
"ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ɪᴛ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟʟ ᴀʀᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ"
"ᴡʜᴀᴛ?! "
"ᴄᴀʀsᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀʟᴏᴛᴛᴇ, ᴀ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ" sʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ. "ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɪᴅᴅɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ?"
ɪ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴅɪsʙᴇʟɪᴇғ. "ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ? ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴠɪɴ ᴀᴛ ᴍʏ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ" ʙɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ɢᴏᴛ ᴜᴘ, ɢʀᴀʙʙɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴀɢ.
"ʏᴇᴀʜ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ" ʜᴀʀʟᴇʏ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴀ ʀᴜɴ ғᴏʀ ɪᴛ.
"ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏɴ, ᴍᴏᴍ! " ᴄʜʟᴏᴇ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ
"ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍᴀsᴏɴ? " ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪs ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ. "ʜᴇ ɪsɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴀɪɴɪɴɢ" sʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ.
"ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ɴᴏ ғᴜᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇ, ʜᴇ sᴘᴇɴds ɪᴛ ʟᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ" ᴀᴜsᴛɪɴ ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴇᴅ
"5 ᴅᴏʟʟᴀʀs"
"ᴛʜɪs ɪs ғᴜᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ! "
"ʏᴏᴜ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ɪ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsɪɴɢ"