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Chapter 8

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Scary and Joseph, equally and joined her beneath the dealing hur in the world was four mark Sunley

Qastilyn ewably proent placing a finger is her lips to Gence teanley, and then whispered. “Comnitors”

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son following Quanlyn’s gar Indeed a masked firewood in the middle of the gas and inamuditing mergone at night.

“Everyone stay put the masked mascated, turning to marcely shutter the pass at the jewelry wore counter. “Hand over all the jewelry, now?”

The sad nervously wood hands rosed, as they begin unlocking titers and even avusted in bagging the jewelry,

“Is he inune” Bobbing a jewelry shop at the most fancy mal Sunley feed noticing out of the corner of his eye a staff member surreptiously presing the alarm button. The police station is nearby they be here soon. No sane person would attempt something like this here”

“I think there’s something off about that guy Joseph observed pouring at the man’s trembling hand gripping the gun. “He’s shivering and his body is waging. He might be having a medical ice or is drank. If the police worm in he could become

EVEN IDOTE Enncic”

As anticipated, within minutes, a contingent of police officer armed on the scene. As soon as they begin addressing the crowd through a loudspeaker outside, the robber’s emotions intensited.

He pressed the gun to an employee’s head and shouted. “Was it you who sached on me Was Then without hesitation. he pulled the trigger.

out, and everyone saw a splash of blood. Fortunately, the gun’s recoil caused the robber to jerk back. and his aim was off. The clerk was hit in

through the chaos. The robber glanced over and saw a cluster of kids huddled together. He swiftly approached, grabbed one and pointed has gun at the child, yelling. What’s with all

that the kids were Harner’s classmates. Harriet was being held

his teeth. “How did our luck get so terrible? Joseph quickly restrained him, fearing he might act

crucial moment, Quinlyn sprang into action. She crouched low and dashed into a nearby store selling climbing gear.

Quinlyn” Joseph, caught off guard along with Stanley, took advantage of the distraction to cautiously

was hiding under the checkout counter Quinlyn quickly grabbed a folding knife and a coll of rope, snatching a marker from the counter as she

in and inquired,

her hands, and handed him the pen. “Go

Seeing that she had already moved on, he hurried after her. Just before reaching the lounge on the second floor, he was astounded to find

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them from smashing the glass window. The crowd awaiting rescue was anxious but

him by the arm. She gestured towards the officers outside the glass partition and declared, “Inform them that a solitary robber, intoxicated and having injured someone, now holds a child

grasped the purpose of the marker. He swiftly approached the glass window and jotted down the robber’s details. As anticipated, the officer on the rope hesitated momentarily before promptly

gazing up at him calmly. “He appears to be carrying explosives. I glimpsed a fuse, albeit an oddly

sweat at this revelation. Stanley took a few hurried steps forward, crouched, and inquired of Quinlyn. “What color was the fuse you

was accustomed to seeing everything in shades

earth tones.

must be from a simulation game gear store, Stanley speculated seriously, nodding towards

brow and inscribed a message on the glass: [The robber is armed with explosives.] Precision was

in prolonged radio communication following this latest message.

her innocent voice

me

far too perilous!” Allowing a ten- year–old to confront robbers seemed ludicrous under any circumstance.