AmyStrange & the Criminal
(Part 1: the Escape)
                              Copyright © 2019 by David P. Ayotte
THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR CHILDREN
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CHAPTER 2: MONDAY, OCTOBER 20th

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     I didn’t know what to say, because
trading my life for an animal’s was the
only justification that I had for still
being alive today.                     
     In the beginning, I didn’t care   
about the impulses, or the crazy shit  
that it made me do, because it was     
either keep the Darkness away, or die  
trying.                                
     Back then, dying would’ve solved  
everything, but now, I’d be leaving    
Beth and our babies behind, and that   
was no longer an option. I deserved it,
but they were innocent and didn’t.     
     It’s why I consciously tried to   
stop the impulses now, but most of the 
time, I couldn’t, and someday I wasn’t 
gonna have Lady Luck on my side any-   
more.                                  
     That was always on my mind, but   
sometimes, like now, a long hug from   
Beth made it easier to deal with.      
     While I was enjoying that, I saw  
Barry on TV.                           
     “Babe, look who’s on TV.”         
     “What? Holy shit!”                
     I turned up the volume, and Barry 
was introducing them to the smallest   
bunny, while explaining what happened. 
     They asked him who I was, and I   
braced myself, but he dodged the quest-
ion by saying, “My Assistant brought   
him in and explained it to me, but     
never told me the driver’s name.”      
     “What’s the name of your          
Assistant?”                            
     I could feel Beth’s hand tighten  
around mine, as Barry also dodged that 
one.                                   
     “Sorry, but my Assistant’s under  
contract, and it has a confidentiality 
clause attached to it.”                
     I looked at Beth, “Is that true?” 
     “I didn’t even know I was under   
contract,” she said, and we both       
laughed.                               
     The reporter then asked Barry, “Is
this driver a menace or a hero? What do
you think Doctor?”                     
     Barry swept his hand around the   
room where he kept the overnighters.   
The camera also gave us a look around, 
and most of the cages were empty, but I
did see a couple kittens and a dog.    
     “I’m biased of course, but if I   
may, I’d like to ask your viewers to   
put themselves in the place of this    
bunny,” he said, and the camera zoomed 
in on the little bunny again.          



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CHAPTER 2: MONDAY, OCTOBER 20th
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