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ɪᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴍɪɴᴅʏ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴜʀᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀʀᴀ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ. ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ sɪsᴛᴇʀ sʜᴇ ʙᴀʀᴇʟʏ ɢᴏᴛ sʟᴇᴇᴘ ᴍᴏsᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛs. ʟᴀsᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ɴᴏ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜɪs sᴏ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴜᴘsᴇᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴅɪsᴛᴜʀʙᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ sʟᴇᴇᴘ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏɴᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ. ᴛᴀʀᴀ ɢʀᴏᴀɴᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs sʟᴏᴡʟʏ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴍᴀʏᴀ sᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴍs ᴄʀᴏssᴇᴅ "ɪ'ᴍ ᴀssᴜᴍɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴘʏ ᴍʏ ʜᴏᴍᴇᴡᴏʀᴋ sɪɴᴄᴇ ɪ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ʏᴏᴜ sᴛᴏᴍᴘɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴀʏ ɪɴ ᴀᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ 5ᴀᴍ." sʜᴇ sᴀᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴏᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴅ "ʜᴇʀᴇ's ᴀ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴅɪᴀɢɴᴏsɪs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴇ, ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ." ᴛᴀʀᴀ sʟᴏᴡʟʏ sᴀᴛ ᴜᴘ ʀᴜʙʙɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴍᴜᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ "ᴛʜɪs sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ɢᴏᴏᴅ." ᴍᴀʏᴀ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ғɪɴɢᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ "ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴛɪʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴍɪss ʏᴏᴜʀ ɢɪʀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ɢᴇᴛ ɪᴛ, ɪ ᴍᴇᴀɴ sʜᴇ's ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ʜᴏᴛ. ʙᴜᴛ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴ. ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ, ʜᴇʟᴘ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴏsᴇɴ ᴜᴘ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ. ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ ᴛᴏɴɪɢʜᴛ, ᴍʏ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ᴀʀᴇ..." ᴍᴀʏᴀ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ "ɪ ᴡᴀɴɴᴀ sᴀʏ ɴɪᴄᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ʜᴏᴡ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ." ᴛᴀʀᴀ ʀᴜʙʙᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs ᴀs sʜᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴜᴘ "ᴏᴋᴀʏ, ғɪɴᴇ. ɪ'ʟʟ ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ."

ᴍᴀʏᴀ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ "ʏᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ'ᴍ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ, ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɢᴏɴɴᴀ ʙᴇ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ." ᴛᴀʀᴀ ʜᴇʟᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ғɪɴɢᴇʀ ᴜᴘ "ʙᴜᴛ, ғɪʀsᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴀ ʀɪᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ. ʏᴇᴀʜ?" ᴍᴀʏᴀ ᴄʀᴏssᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴍs ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ "ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ." ᴛᴀʀᴀ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴛʜʀᴏᴏᴍ "ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴀ sʜᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ'ʟʟ ɢᴏ." sʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴛʜʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴏᴡᴇʀ. ᴍᴀʏᴀ sᴀᴛ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴅ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛᴀʀᴀ's ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀɪɴɢ, ᴘɪᴄᴋɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀʏɪɴɢ "ᴛᴀʀᴀ's ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ." ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇʀ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sɪᴅᴇ ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇʀ ᴏɴ "ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ᴍᴀʏᴀ. ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ." ᴍᴀʏᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇʀ ɪᴅ "ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴡʜʏ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ, ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴇ. ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋ, ɢᴏᴏᴅʙʏᴇ." sʜᴇ ʜᴜɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴛᴀʀᴀ's ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀɪᴛ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ. sᴏᴏɴ ᴛᴀʀᴀ ᴡᴀs sʜᴏᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ sᴏ sʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍᴀʏᴀ's ᴄᴀʀ. ᴍᴀʏᴀ ᴍᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏʏғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴅᴀɴɪᴇʟ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sʜᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴠɪᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. ʜᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ "ᴡʜᴀᴛ's ᴜᴘ ᴄᴀʀᴘᴇɴᴛᴇʀ?" ᴛᴀʀᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜᴇʀ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ "ᴅᴀɴɪᴇʟ, ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ. ᴡʜʏ? ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʜᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴍᴀʏᴀ." ᴍᴀʏᴀ ɢᴏᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀ's sᴇᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪᴛ ᴛᴀʀᴀ's sʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ "ᴘʟᴀʏ ɴɪᴄᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴀᴘᴏʟᴏɢɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪғ ʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴅᴏᴇs ɪᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ." ᴅᴀɴɪᴇʟ sɪɢʜᴇᴅ ᴀs ʜᴇ sᴀᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ "ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴀ ʙᴜɴᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ." ᴛᴀʀᴀ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ sᴇᴀᴛ "sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴄᴀsᴛʀᴀᴛᴇs ʏᴏᴜ. sʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴀ ᴍɪsᴛᴀᴋᴇ, ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ʀɪɢʜᴛ." ᴅᴀɴɪᴇʟ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴ ᴇʏᴇ ʀᴏʟʟ ᴀs ᴍᴀʏᴀ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀ "ʏᴇᴀʜ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏʙᴏᴅʏ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴅᴀʏs ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛᴀʟʟʏ sʟᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs." ᴛᴀʀᴀ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜɴᴄʜᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴍ "ᴅᴜᴅᴇ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋ ɪᴛ ᴏғғ."