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.

If she were not so clumsy, she could have escaped. But it was

drew close, Brian shouted angrily, "Don't come 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 no difference if I

"I understand where you are coming from. I don't have a daughter, but if my sister is a victim of abuse, I won't put up with it. I'll avenge

a deeper cut

your daughter is a student here. The five

as her painful past flooded into her

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

of

a psycho. Maybe

haunts Carrie to this

her eyes in agony,

voice came out 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

your daughter 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 to take her life once. Are you trying

in the back looked

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