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.

If she were not so clumsy, she could have escaped. But it

and jump off the building 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

chest. "I understand where you are coming from. I don't have a daughter, but if my sister is a victim of

drawing a deeper

know your daughter is a student here. The five students assaulted your

widened as her painful past flooded

you in school? Do you

school like the rest of us. She should be in a mental

a psycho. Maybe her

haunts Carrie to

eyes in agony, and her trembling

her, 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

and learns that her father became a murderer because of

shouldering heavy guilt. Don't.net

enough. She has tried to take her

back looked at Ralph

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