Chapter 24

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     Molly stood in her doorway, watching her mother, sneakily, as Branch stood on her shoulder.

     "And she'll be leaving in... 3... 2... 1..." Molly whispered, as her mom walked out the door.

     "Ok. Come on."

     She ran out of her room, and into the kitchen, Molly picking up the phone.

     "Here it is. Right in the call history. All I have to do is hit re-dial, and then you ask where exactly they're located."

     Branch's eyes widened, as he looked up at her.

     "Me!? You want me to talk to this... this... whatever it is," he said, gesturing at the phone in Molly's hand.

     "It's a phone," she explained. "And you're not talking to it. You're talking through it."

     He looked at her, confused.

     "You'll be talking to the people at the exterminator place."
"Oh great. So much better," he said, sarcastically. "So I'll be talking to the people who want to kill me. Why can't you do it?"
"I'm a kid. They won't tell me anything, but you... you sound like an adult. They won't even know you're a hamster."
"Would you stop calling me that!? I'm not a hamster! I'm a troll! T... R... O... L... L... troll!"

     She blinked at him for a moment, before speaking again.

     "Ok, then... they won't even know you're a troll."

     He looked away, pouting, as he crossed his arms.

     "Do you want to save Poppy or not?" Molly asked.

     Sadness struck Branch again, as he thought about Poppy being in danger. Then he turned back to Molly.

     "Ok... give me the phone..."

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