Embark
ON A HIKING
adventure and explore the beauty of nature’s best…
In the
WOODS.
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PART 2 The officer walked up the steps. Young. Polite. Tired. “Ma’am, this gentleman says you took property from his store.” I held out the jar.
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PART 2 “Hattie! Hattie, talk to me!” I was running across the warehouse parking lot. I could hear water. Coughing. Then my daughter’s voice, choking and fierce. “I got him, Daddy! I got him! I jumped in!”
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PART 2 The hallway went completely silent. Mr. Doss’s face turned red. “He doesn’t know what he’s saying. He just pushes buttons.” Mikey pressed the buttons again. Same order. Same words.
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PART 2 The whole room heard her. My mother’s face went gray. “Bree,” she whispered. “What did you just say?”
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PART 2 I set my water glass down very carefully. “Dr. Sorensen,” I said. “Before we start, I have a question.” She smiled. “Of course.”
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