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.

should have stayed in the classroom and waited for Yasmin. If she were not so clumsy, she could have escaped. But it was pointless

come any closer, or I'll cut her throat and jump off the building with her. I know what you're planning. You want to replace the

carried a serious 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 won't put up

a deeper cut into

a student here. The five students assaulted your daughter. They are

teary eyes widened as her painful past flooded into

Why are you in school? Do you understand the words coming out of my

the rest of us. She should be in a

a psycho. Maybe

taunting haunts Carrie to this

in agony, and her trembling legs

Ralph felt for 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 room. You should be with her right now. She needs

because of her, she wouldn't

shouldering heavy guilt. Don't.net

take her life once. Are you trying to make

in the back looked at

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