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ʏ/ɴs ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴛᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏx ғᴏʀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ
5 ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇs ɴᴏᴡ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ's sᴛɪʟʟ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ sᴛᴏᴘ
sʜᴀᴋɪɴɢ. ɪᴛ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ʏ/ɴ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴅᴀʏ, sʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ sʟᴇᴇᴘ ᴀ ᴡɪɴᴋ, ᴏɴᴇ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇʏᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ɪᴛ's ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.ɴᴏᴡ, ʏ/ɴ ᴡᴀs sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴀɴ ʙᴀɢ ᴄʜᴀɪʀ, ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏx sʜᴀᴋᴇ ᴜɴᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟʟᴀʙʟʏ. ʜᴇʀ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴇʏᴇ ᴛᴡɪᴛᴄʜᴇs
ᴀs sʜᴇ ʙɪᴛᴇs ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴀɪʟs ʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ.sʜᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ, sᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ, sʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏx, ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs , ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴏᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ɪᴛ.
ʜᴇ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴʟᴏᴄᴋ ᴛ ɪᴛ, ʙʀᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅs, ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ғᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴄʟᴀɴᴋ.
ᴏᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴅ sʟᴏᴡʟʏ, sʜᴇ ʜᴏᴠᴇʀs ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏx, ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪɴ ɪᴛ, ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss.
⦇ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ?! ᴀɴ ᴇᴍᴘᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴɴᴏʏɪɴɢ ʙᴏx?!⦈
sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏx sʜᴀᴋᴇs ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ʏ/ɴ sᴛᴏᴘs ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ, ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏx ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.
⦇ ᴅᴏ ɪ ʜᴇᴀʀ... ɢʀᴏᴡʟɪɴɢ? ⦈
ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ɪᴛ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴊᴜᴍᴘᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏx, sᴄᴀʀɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ.
ᴀ sᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴇʀᴜᴘᴛs ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʜʀᴏᴀᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʙʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴs sᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴠᴇs ᴀᴄʀᴏss ʜʀ ʀᴏᴏᴍs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ sʜᴀᴋᴇs, sᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ, ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ.
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" ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ"
ᴀɴɢᴇʟ ʏᴇʟʟs, ᴀs ᴀ sʜᴀɴᴅʟᴇʀ ғᴀʟʟs ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ, ᴀ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ ᴏғ ʀᴜʙʙʟᴇ ғᴀʟʟs ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ.
ᴠᴀɢɢɪᴇ ʜᴏʟᴅs ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀʀʟɪᴇ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴇʟʟ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴍs.
" ᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ? "
ᴠᴀɢɢɪᴇ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ, ᴘᴜʟʟɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴇᴀᴘᴏɴ.