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to fall asleep these days but no matter how much I tried

ackyard as my father grilled some st

you believe it?" My father, Henry Hunt, had wh

millionaires but this deal my father spent months preparing for had finally fal

ime, had bopped me on the head with her doll and ran around the yard

g while there's a g

y from me, or I'll br

er of yours." My mother leaned

way fr

e reinforced glass door, sulking that

nutes deep into my game, I'd failed to pay attention

my headphones because I always

, I could see my family lined up on the floor, hands

nd suits, five of them, and they held a

n her eyes, shaking her head t

the firs

irections her little skull spattered. A piece of her br

om!! Da

the reinforced glass including the handle, which locked me in from the assailants. I hear

aring gunshots. I'd climbed to the roof

ds of glass, blown bits of wooden furniture, bl

n shot through like Swiss cheese and my father's body was laying atop my

ame her w

as al

un

" Tears blurred my vision

te the wreck, the grill was un

*

nt? Hunt

bed, covered in

s on my shoulder, a picture of concern and

oulder and Amy groaned and t

ng up my pants. I ne

t o

e? We could

here," I snapped at her who got to scrambling, shaking her friend awake to get dressed and

sdain, holding on to her slee

to enjoy the fresh air

f pine trees deeply, feel

ot th

d to the Mafia, I had no idea until then. They had taken us under their protection and I grew up learni

y inkling of a clue as to who ordered a hit on my

swore softly. In times like this, I c

l and moisture

darkening clouds b

live where surrounded by nature...it gave me peace to come here every

re prominent role in the latter two years ago. Finding a balance was hard. So I drowned the

my door came

me

in. "They stol

an Italia

ed over. I didn't

them today's payment either and end the contract they

s b

ways straight

me, he handed

ir targeted weaknesses. Anybody would kill to have it.

is worth nearly

isted. If those girls are smart enough, they'll pawn it far away

ck the file

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