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.

the classroom and waited for Yasmin. If she were not so clumsy, she could

any closer, or I'll cut her throat and jump off the building with her. I know what you're planning. You want to replace the hostage and take me down. You're a cop, so I can't overpower you. I already killed two kids, and it's too late for me now. It makes

look, but his heart was jumping out of his chest. "I understand where you are coming from. I don't have a daughter, but if my sister

a

know your daughter is a student here. The five students

widened as her painful past

an idiot! Why are you in school? Do you understand the words coming

be in school like the rest of us. She

away from her. She's a psycho. Maybe her insanity is infectious.

haunts Carrie to this

her eyes in agony,

raspy. "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. This drastic

wakes up and 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. Don't do that on her. She's been hurt enough. She has tried

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