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You know what they say about crime, it's not illegal if you don't get caught.

You see, I never intended to get into crime but when my mom was diagnosed with stage three heart cancer, I was left with no choice. The cost for treatment was simply too high and along with my college tuition, it was impossible to pay for everything. We needed money and we needed lots of it fast.

The problem was just, how? We had no one else.

I grew up a single child, no dad (Mom said he died when I was three but he was the kindest person she'd ever met), it was just my mom and I. She worked her ass off every day, juggling two jobs with extreme hours, but still, she barely made enough to keep a roof over our heads. She deserved so much more than the shit life kept handing her.

So like the good daughter that I am, I took matters into my own hands. The answer was obvious, rob a bank. And well... you see things didn't turn out exactly the way I wanted it to- but if I'm being honest with myself, do they ever? The good news is, my mom is cancer-free now. We're actually doing really well, financially and just in general.

Anyways, I'm getting ahead of myself, I know what you really want to hear. Well, it all started about two years ago, the air was getting colder and the leaves had begun to change colors. I would've thought it was beautiful if I had not just gotten the worst phone call in my life.

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