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.

replace the hostage and take me down. You're a cop, so I can't overpower you. I already killed

where you are coming from. I don't have a daughter, but if

hand trembled, drawing a deeper cut into Carrie's

The five

as her painful past flooded

are you in school? Do you understand

school like the rest of us. She should

She's a psycho. Maybe her insanity is infectious.

taunting haunts Carrie to this

eyes in agony,

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.

her father became a murderer because of her, she

shouldering heavy guilt. Don't.net

hurt enough. She has tried to take her life once.

officers in the back looked at Ralph with

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