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ᴛʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ?

~ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴏᴡɴ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ~

(ʏ/ɴ)'ꜱ ᴘ.ᴏ.ᴠ.

ᴍᴀꜱᴋʏ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴀ ꜱᴛᴇᴘ ꜰᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ... ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ɪ ɴᴏᴡ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀꜱ ʜᴏᴏᴅɪᴇ ꜱᴘᴇᴀᴋꜱ.

"ᴡᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴛʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏxʏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ, ᴛᴏʙʏ," ʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴜꜱᴇᴅ "ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɪꜰ ʜᴇ ꜰɪɴᴅꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ." ʜᴇ ꜰɪɴɪꜱʜᴇᴅ.

ᴛᴏʙʏ ꜱᴛᴀʏᴇᴅ ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ʜɪꜱ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜɪꜱ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴇʟʟᴏᴡ ɢᴏɢɢʟᴇꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ. ʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀʙʙᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ...

"ᴛʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ? ᴘʀᴏxʏ? ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ?" ɪ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ

"ᴏʜ, ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ꜰɪɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴛᴏᴍᴏʀʀᴏᴡ, ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇꜱꜱ." ɪꜰ ᴍᴀꜱᴋʏ ʜᴀᴅ ʜɪꜱ ᴍᴀꜱᴋ ᴏꜰꜰ ɪ ʙᴇᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ꜱᴍɪʟɪɴɢ.

"ꜱʟᴇᴇᴘ ʟᴇᴛꜱ ɢᴏ, ᴛᴏʙʏ, ᴛɪᴍ," ʜᴏᴅᴅɪᴇ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ᴄᴀʟᴍʟʏ.

ᴍᴀꜱᴋʏ ꜱᴄᴏꜰꜰᴇᴅ.

"ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴄᴀʟʟ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ." ʜᴇ ᴀɴɢʀɪʟʏ ɢʀᴏᴡʟᴇᴅ.

ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀ 'ᴄʟɪᴄᴋ' ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅ, ꜱᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ɴᴏᴡ ʟᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ.

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ɪᴛ'ꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʜᴏᴜʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ꜱʟᴇᴇᴘ, ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ'ᴍ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ 2 ꜱᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʙᴏʏ ɪ ɴᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴡ ᴀ ᴍᴜʀᴅᴇʀᴇʀ. ɪ ꜱʜᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪʟʟᴏᴡ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴄʀᴇᴀᴍᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ɪᴛ. ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇᴅ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍʏ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛꜱ...?

"ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴍ ɪ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ?" ɪ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ ᴍʏꜱᴇʟꜰ.

ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪꜱꜱ... ɪ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪʟʟᴏᴡ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ʟɪᴘꜱ...

'ᴡʜʏ?' ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀᴅ... ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ, ᴏʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴀʀᴇʟʏ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ... ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏꜰ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴍᴘ ᴏɴ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ɪɴ ᴄᴀꜱᴇ ɪ ᴀʟᴇʀᴛ ᴍᴀꜱᴋʏ, ʜᴏᴏᴅɪᴇ ᴏʀ ᴛᴏʙʏ...

'ɪ ᴡɪꜱʜ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ, ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴏʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ' ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ, ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ꜱɪɢʜ.

'ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ....'

'ᴅᴀʀᴋ.....'

'ꜱᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ.....'