AmyStrange & the Criminal
(Part 1: the Escape)
                              Copyright © 2019 by David P. Ayotte
THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR CHILDREN
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CHAPTER 12: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30th

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     She knew her stuff, was very      
professional, and could handle almost  
any situation until Barry arrived.     
     Since most of her part-time work  
was in rural areas, she was not only   
allowed to carry medicine, but also a  
gun.                                   
     I'm not a big fan of guns, but    
like I explained earlier, Beth certain-
ly was. She also had a permit to carry 
concealed.                             
     She also knew a lot more about    
guns than I did. I knew enough not to  
shoot myself, if I was lucky, but she  
knew how to take a lot of them apart,  
clean, and put them back together      
again, blindfolded.                    
     I’ve seen her do it, and that also
included the gun she carried with her  
everywhere, even to bed.               
     Didn’t we already do this?        
     Anyway, after giving the kitten a 
sedative, she took the blanket I’d     
gotten and very gently wrapped her in  
it. The kitten even tried to lick her  
hand, as she continued to check her    
little head for more damage.           
     While doing that, she told me     
that, “Both her hind legs are broken,  
and one ear is almost sliced all the   
way through.”                          
     She tried to act and sound profes-
sional, but I could see she was crying 
as she checked the kitten's other ear, 
and neck.                              
     “Fortunately, the ligature burns  
are mostly superficial and will heal in
time, but right now they’re still very 
painful to her.”                       
     I couldn't stop myself from crying
either. Poor kitty. I didn't have to   
ask what was wrong with people like    
that, though, because I was someone    
exactly like that.                     
     Beth called Barry, and they talked
for a few minutes, before she told me, 
“We should bring her to Barry, but your
farm would be better, because it's     
closer. The less we drive, the better  
it’ll be for the kitten. I told Barry  
that’s where we’d be. I hope that’s    
ok?”                                   
     I mumbled something about it being
ok, and she continued, “Barry won’t be 
able to make it for at least a half    
hour. Even if I could set the bones, I 
don't have the equipment with me to do 
it, and this ain't exactly the most    
sterile environment to be working in   
anyway.”                               
      She also told me that Barry      
promised to call 911 and have someone  
check the area out, and also keep an   
eye on her car, so she could sit in the
back seat with the kitten.             
     While I drove as carefully and    
slowly as I could to my house, she     
relayed my description of the two teen-
agers to Barry, and he also promised to
relay that to the police.              



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