Carrie's voice tugged at Ralph's heartstrings.

"Save me, Ralph."

Scared stiff, Carrie wailed silently. Her teardrops broke Ralph's heart.

He wanted to comfort her, but the assurance to the hostage would trigger the perpetrator, putting the hostage in further danger.

Ralph took one long, hard look at Carrie before shifting his gaze to the man with bloodshot eyes.

"Easy there, Brian. The girl is innocent. She doesn't know about you. She doesn't know the five students. She's just an innocent bystander.

"Take me as your hostage. I'll take her place. Just let her go."

Carrie watched tearfully as Ralph inched closer to the perpetrator cautiously. Guilt washed over her.

She blamed her foolishness.

not so clumsy, she could have escaped. But it was pointless to

with her. I know what you're planning. You want to replace the hostage and take me down. You're a cop, so I can't overpower you. I already killed two kids, and it's too late for me now.

look, but his heart was jumping out of his chest. "I understand where you are coming from. I don't have a daughter, but if my sister is a victim of abuse, I

hand trembled, drawing a deeper cut into

daughter is a student here. The

teary eyes widened as her painful past

Do you understand the words

shouldn't be in school like the rest of us. She should be in

from her. She's a psycho.

haunts Carrie to this

her eyes in agony, and her trembling legs gave

and his voice came out raspy. "I really hope to help you. You've taken two lives, but you can stop yourself from making more mistakes. Your daughter is still in the emergency room. You should be with her right now. She needs you more than ever. This drastic revenge is

learns that her father became a murderer because of her, she wouldn't

shouldering heavy guilt. Don't.net

been hurt enough. She has tried to take her life

back looked at Ralph with

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