Carrie's voice tugged at Ralph's heartstrings.

"Save me, Ralph."

Scared stiff, Carrie wailed silently. Her teardrops broke Ralph's heart.

He wanted to comfort her, but the assurance to the hostage would trigger the perpetrator, putting the hostage in further danger.

Ralph took one long, hard look at Carrie before shifting his gaze to the man with bloodshot eyes.

"Easy there, Brian. The girl is innocent. She doesn't know about you. She doesn't know the five students. She's just an innocent bystander.

"Take me as your hostage. I'll take her place. Just let her go."

Carrie watched tearfully as Ralph inched closer to the perpetrator cautiously. Guilt washed over her.

She blamed her foolishness.

she were not so

to replace the hostage and take me down. You're a cop, so I can't overpower you.

his chest. "I understand where you are coming from. I don't have a daughter, but if my sister

a deeper cut

is a student here. The five students

as her painful past flooded into

you in school? Do you understand the words coming out

shouldn't be in school like the rest of us. She should be in

a psycho.

harsh taunting haunts Carrie to this

eyes in agony, and her trembling

"I really hope to help you. You've taken two lives, but you can stop yourself from making more mistakes. Your daughter is still in the emergency room. You should be with her right now. She needs you more than ever.

learns that her father became a murderer because of her, she wouldn't just be haunted by the abuse, but she would also be shouldering heavy guilt.

police officers in the back

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