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Alive on Arrival: Chapter 30

Alive on Arrival: Chapter 30

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Dec 19, 2024
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30

I head for Patty’s Jeep. But before I hop inside, I gaze at the stop-n-rob’s front glass door. The Black Man is still staring at me. He sees me about to get inside my Jeep.

“Shit,” I whisper to myself.

Then, an idea pops into my head. What if I get ahead of the situation by calling in the sighting of Les Newman at the downtown stop-n-rob to the police? But I can’t use my cell phone. The cops will track it and attach it to me.

I make a sweep of the brick building’s exterior. I spot an air pump for leaky tires. It’s mounted to the brick wall. Mounted beside it, is a pay phone. Bingo.

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