AmyStrange & the Criminal
(Part 1: the Escape)
                              Copyright © 2019 by David P. Ayotte
THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR CHILDREN
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CHAPTER 14: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31st

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     Darryl and Pee Wee looked at each 
other.                                 
     “Well, to be honest Crim,” Darryl 
answered slowly, “it's not that we     
don't believe you.”                    
     Pee Wee added, “We want to believe
you, buddy. We really do, but you have 
to admit. A talking Cat is just plain  
impossible.”                           
     Darryl jumped in again, “It's just
a tad bit hard to swallow, and now it  
looks like we might not even get to see
the talking Cat after all.”            
     “We all figured this would        
happen,” Pee Wee added, “because this  
was all just a ruse to get us all to-  
gether, so you could formally propose  
to Beth. That's way more believable    
than a talking Cat.”                   
     “You have to admit Crim, if you   
were us, would you believe you?” Darryl
finished for Pee Wee.                  
     They looked at me, obviously      
waiting for me to tell them that yes,  
they were right, it was all a ruse, but
I just shook my head and pulled out the
four debit cards.                      
     “I admit nothing, but I do agree, 
that I wouldn’t believe it either, and 
I’ve seen her,” I said, and then       
started handing out the cards.         
     “These may not convince you one   
hundred percent, but I guarantee it'll 
make you pause for a minute and rethink
this idea that talking Cats aren’t     
possible.                              
     “Either she's real, or I'm going  
crazy and hallucinating this whole     
thing, and somehow, I’ve gotten a hold 
of seventy thousand dollars that I’ve  
hidden somewhere, that I don't know    
about, but can still access somehow,   
and also have debit cards made for     
everyone.                              
     “Before dawn tomorrow, we’ll know 
which it is.”                          
     “What are these things,” Rhonda   
asked, as I handed one to her.         
     “I assumed, and so did Amy        
obviously, that you would all be more  
than happy to help, so these debit     
cards are an advance, and also a       
partial proof of sorts.”               
     I waited a second, to make sure   
everyone was listening, then continued,
“Each card has your real names on it,  
and they've already been activated. On 
those sticky notes, you'll find your   
user ID, and pin number.”              
     “And,” I started, but paused      
dramatically, “each card has ten       
thousand dollars on it.”               



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