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Shadows of the Past and Present
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2025-03-24 08:28:59Kathy's POV
"Did you hear that?" I asked, already swinging my feet to the other side of the garden chair. Carson's hand clamped over mine.
"What are you doing?" He whispered, then reached behind his pocket and pulled out something that looked like a pen. He snapped the green button and then a very sharp blade came out.
"Wait, all this while, that was in your pocket?" I asked and he shrugged.
"Stay here. I'll go check what's happening, if you hear any weird sound, run. Do not even look back."
"Are you kidding me?"
"Do I sound like a comedian?"
"You know that I'm an agent, right? You can't just tell me to stay back and watch around like nothing's happening."
"I'm not telling you to watch. I'm telling you to run. Run! And hit the red button on the way to the hallway. It'll send an alarm signal to everyone's room."
"Or we could just go out there together. It'll be safer and quicker that way."
"You've got to be kidding
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