CHAPTER EIGHT

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𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝚆𝚊𝚢 𝙾𝚛 𝙰𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚋𝚢𝙱𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚎

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𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝚆𝚊𝚢 𝙾𝚛 𝙰𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛
𝚋𝚢
𝙱𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚎

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"Ahhhh I love the smell of cash in the morning." Yuri laughed as Joyce and Murray presented him with the bag of all the money promised before him. "IU hope you do not mind if I count. You three seem very nice, very trustworthy people. But so did my brother.... before he stole my wife!" He laughed again as Murray and Joyce laughed nervously as they kept their coats wrapped tightly round them as Jess rolled her eyes sat on the sofa, questioning why she was here all over again. 

"Poor bird." Yuri pouted at Joyce as Jess's jaw clenched. "You are freezing. Please, have some coffee. Still hot. This could be a while." He laughs yet again. 

Joyce walked over to the small table with Murray and got herself a coffee, sitting herself between Murray and Jess. "Here I got you one. Try and stay warm, yeah?"

"Thank you." As they waited for Yuri to count the money, Jess must have gone through multiple amounts more of cups of coffee than Joyce and Murray, she always hated the cold as Joyce could remember, always wore big thick jumpers or put a jacket on when there was an instant hint of a breeze. 

"Forty thousand." Yuri smile up at Joyce, Murray and Jess who were sat slumped, squished on the sofa looking drained. "Wow, all there."

"Okay, now your turn. Go, Get. Hopper!"

"I will. But first, I will call Enzo. If your friend is dead, I could save myself trouble and fuel." He laughed as he went into the small office and dialled the phone.

Joyce got up to get herself another cup of coffee and Jess looked beside her to Murray passed out, fast asleep next to her. Jess to got up to get herself another cup of coffee but as soon as she stood up she felt extremely light-headed as her vision blurred. And it felt like her body weighed nothing as she didn't realise herself falling to the floor, her mug smashing next to her.

Joyce didn't notice as her vision and sound went blurred and muffled as she looked over at Murray passed out then down at Jess passed out at the end of the sofa. "Jess." Joyce breathed out shakily only walking a step towards Jess before she too collapsed on her front. 

She lifted her head weakly as she saw Yuri's feet approaching her but all she could look at was Jess on the floor just inches away from her as she tried to move her arm out towards her. Yuri kneeled down beside her as he hovered over her. "I'm sorry, poor bird. Did I make your coffee too strong? Don't worry. You're American girlfriend will be just fine, she's in safe hands, and you will be reunited with your American friend... very soon. Very soon." Joyce saw every go black as her eyes closed, the last thing she saw was Yuri picking up Jess and carrying her outside. 

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