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"Cᴏᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ɪssᴀᴀᴀᴀᴀᴀ" Mᴇʟɪɴᴀ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴅᴇᴡᴀʟᴋ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴅ. Isᴀʙᴇʟʟᴀ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ sɪsᴛᴇʀ.

"I'ᴍ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴀs ғᴀsᴛ ᴀs I ᴄᴀɴ" sʜᴇ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴊᴏɢɢɪɴɢ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴜsɪɴ ʀᴏʙɪɴ. Rᴏʙɪɴ ᴡᴀs ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ Isᴀʙᴇʟʟᴀ ᴡᴀs ʟᴀᴜɢʜɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ʜɪs sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴘᴜᴅɢʏ ʀᴇᴅ ғᴀᴄᴇ. Tʜᴇʏ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ Mᴇʟɪɴᴀ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀs sᴏᴏɴ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀғғɪᴄ ʙᴏʟᴛᴇᴅ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴇᴇᴛ. Rᴏʙɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ Isᴀʙᴇʟʟᴀ, ʟɪᴋᴇ sᴇɴsɪʙʟᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ. Wᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ᴄᴀʟᴍʟʏ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴡᴀʏs. Tʜᴇʏ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʀᴜᴅɢᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴄᴀᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ sᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ ᴋɪᴅs ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀᴍᴀᴢᴇᴅ. Tʜᴇʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀ ʙᴏʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙʀᴏᴡɴ ʜᴀɪʀ sᴀᴛ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴄʜɪᴘs.

"Hᴇʏ ᴋɪᴇᴛʜ" Isᴀʙᴇʟʟᴀ sᴀɪᴅ ᴀɴᴅ Kᴇɪᴛʜ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ.

"Hᴇʏ ɪssᴀ" ʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴄʜɪᴘs. Mᴇʟɪɴᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴅɪsɢᴜsᴛᴇᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ Isᴀʙᴇʟʟᴀ ᴜsʜᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴋɪᴅs ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟ ɢᴀᴍᴇs.

Rᴏʙɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ Mᴇʟɪɴᴀ ʟɪᴋᴇᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴘᴀᴄᴍᴀɴ. Tʜᴇʏ'ᴅ ᴡᴀɴᴅᴇʀ ᴏғғ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ɴᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ ɢᴀᴍᴇs ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍᴀɪɴ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ɢɪʀʟ ᴅᴏᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴘᴀᴄᴍᴀɴ.

"Wᴏᴡ ɪssᴀ, ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏ ɪᴛ?" Rᴏʙɪɴ sᴀɪᴅ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʜᴏɪsᴛᴇᴅ ᴏɴ Mᴇʟɪɴᴀ's ʙᴀᴄᴋ.

"WHAT?! ʟᴇᴍᴍᴇ sᴇᴇ!" Mᴇʟɪɴᴀ sᴀɪᴅ ᴅʀᴏᴘᴘɪɴɢ Rᴏʙɪɴ ᴏғғ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴜᴍᴘɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ. Kᴇɪᴛʜ ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɪʀ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴇ.

"Tʜᴀɴᴋs KK!" Mᴇʟɪɴᴀ sᴀɪᴅ ᴀɴᴅ Kᴇɪᴛʜ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ɢʀᴜᴍᴘɪʟʟʏ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴡᴀʏ. Eᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ Kᴇɪᴛʜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀᴅᴍɪᴛ ɪᴛ. Hᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ sᴏғᴛ sᴘᴏᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇʟʟᴀɴᴏs.

Tʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ sᴄᴀᴍᴘᴇʀ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪʀ. Mᴇʟɪɴᴀ sʜᴏᴠɪɴɢ ʀᴏʙɪɴ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ.

"Sʜᴇ's ᴍʏ sɪsᴛᴇʀ!" Mᴇʟɪɴᴀ sᴀɪᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴏʙɪɴ ᴄʀᴏssᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴀʀᴍs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜғғᴇᴅ.

"Bᴏᴛʜ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ. Qᴜɪᴇᴛ. I'ᴍ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ғᴏᴄᴜs" Isᴀʙᴇʟʟᴀ sᴀɪᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ɢʟᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴜsɪɴ ᴘʟᴀʏ.

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