As Renée and Zephyrine went back towards the car, they saw two police men arguing with the driver.
"Excuse me, sir, is everything alright? We are with him" Zephyrine said.
"Ohh.. So, you're all in this drug business together! Handcuff them, Adam!" the shorter one ordered.
"What? no!"Renée and Zephyrine shrieked. They couldn't comprehend why they were being dragged in this mess. They begged the armed men to listen to their explanation as they handcuffed them.
While they went back to dealing with the driver again, Zephyrine whispered urgently into her ear.
"I'm still seventeen,Renée!"
She failed to understand why she was suddenly disclosing her age before realization dawned upon her; althoughRenée could bail herself being eighteen, Zephyrine needed a guardian and it would cause a lot of trouble for her. They gave each other a look and then lunged towards Adam while the other officer was hauling the driver into the police car. They thrust him onto the hood of the car, a kick in the stomach, a punch on the jaw got him bleeding. He tried to resist by pulling out his gun, but Renée snatched it and struck him on the face. Adam's yells alerted the other office, but before he could reach them, they had already grabbed their bags and fled the scene.
Renée had done something she could never have imagined doing ever before, she had officially escaped an arrest.
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One Balloon Away
Dla nastolatkówJust when eighteen-year-old Renée Martin is about to commit suicide, an unexpected note meant for someone else leads her to the city she has always dreaded, Paris. Join her on this disastrous journey as she struggles with self-esteem, anxiety and th...
