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ʜᴇʟʟᴏ?

ɪꜱ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ?

ᴄᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴍᴇ?

ʜᴇʏ, ᴜᴍ...

(ᴏʜ ɢᴏᴏᴅɴᴇꜱꜱ. ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ʙᴀᴅ ɪᴅᴇᴀ.)

ꜱ-ꜱᴏʀʀʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ.

ɪ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʜʏᴅᴇɴ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴅɪꜱᴛʀᴀᴄᴛᴇᴅ.

ʏᴏᴜ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴍᴇ.

ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄᴀʟʟ ᴍᴇ...

ᴄʜᴏᴄᴏʟᴀᴛᴇ.

...ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴄʜᴏᴄᴏʟᴀᴛᴇ'ꜱ ɢᴏᴏᴅ, ʀɪɢʜᴛ?

(ᴏʜ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴍ ɪ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ?! ɪ'ᴍ ᴡᴀꜱᴛɪɴɢ ꜱᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴛɪᴍᴇ!)

ʜᴇʏ, ꜱᴏ..

ɪ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀꜱ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇꜰᴜʟ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ɴᴏᴡ ᴏɴ.

ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ...

ᴅᴇꜱᴘɪᴛᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ꜱᴀʏꜱ, ʜʏᴅᴇɴ ɪꜱ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱᴇɴꜱɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʜɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴇʀᴠᴇꜱ.

ᴀɴᴅ, ɪ'ᴍ ꜱᴏʀʀʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴊᴏʏʙʀɪɴɢᴇʀ ᴄᴀɴ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴʏ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇᴍꜱᴇʟᴠᴇꜱ.

ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ... ɪꜰ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɢᴀɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ʜʏᴅᴇɴ, ᴛʜᴇʏ'ᴅ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴊᴏʏʙʀɪɴɢᴇʀ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ɪꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴏʀ ɪꜱ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴛᴏᴏ ɪɴᴛɪᴍɪᴅᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ.

ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴏɴᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ— ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀʟʏ ɴᴏᴛ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ꜰᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀꜱ, ᴄᴏɴꜱɪᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ,

ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴇꜰᴇɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟᴠᴇꜱ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴡᴇʟʟ, ɴᴏ ᴏꜰꜰᴇɴꜱᴇ.

ᴛʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ... ᴀʟʟ ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴀʏ, ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ.

ɪ'ᴠᴇ ʀɪꜱᴋᴇᴅ ᴍʏꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʜʏᴅᴇɴ ɪꜱ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ᴠᴏɪᴅꜱ.

ɪ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴍʏ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ.

ɪ'ᴅ ʜᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴇ.

ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ'ꜱ ᴀɴʏ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ʙʀɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ'ᴠᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ, ʙᴜᴛ...

ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ...

ɪ-ɪ'ʟʟ ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ.

ᴛʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇ, ᴀʟʟ ʀɪɢʜᴛ?

...ᴄʀᴀᴘ, ʜᴇ'ꜱ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ.

ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠᴏᴋᴇ ᴏʀ ɪɴᴛᴇʀʀᴏɢᴀᴛᴇ ʜɪᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀꜱ!

ɢᴏᴏᴅʙʏᴇ!