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Chapter 88: Bicycle Rider
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Pennsylvania, 2020
Clark swung open the door and dropped back to the ground as if he was trying to avoid been struck. He brushed the dust from his clothes as he stood up and turned to face Maria who was there to greet him.
"Any word from the director's daughter?" Maria asked.
Clark shook his head.
"Nothing yet."
"How long has she been missing?"
"For almost three days now," Clark said. "I have searched everywhere I could remember seeing her with some of her friends."
"Still no luck?"
Clark shook his head again.
"The only luck I have is that I am innocent and I won't be falsely accused of kidnapping my director's daughter," he said.
Maria looked over to a parked police car where she had seen some police men come out from. "What about the police officer that wanted to show us something some days ago? Have you heard anything from him?"
Clark nodded. "He
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