The Secrets We Keep

Part 31

Hailey POV*

 It's the night before Halloween and Jay is over helping me set up for Halloween. I put on the final touch of the door. When I look over " What the hell Jay, where's all the candy" I say stressed and a little pissed off. " Oh my bad" He sat laughing. " We can get some more at the dollar store ,I'll even drive" he says. " Okay fine just get the keys and wait by the door, while I get Ry" I say. I pick up a sleeping Ry with his blanket and Jay carries him to the car. On the drive to the store we talk about the game plan for tomorrow.

When we get to the store Jay grabs Ry while we walk trough the isles look for what's left of the candy  pile. We grab the candy and ice cream because I am in the mood. As we were walking down the isle to checkout. We here three loud shots and a frightful scream. and then someone yells "everybody get down and no one dies" the robber says.  When the shot ring I see Jay get down and hold Ry tight to keep him safe. Some one most had call the police, because after five minutes we here the police sirens and see the flashing lights pull up . Everyone can now see that the robber was scared.  Then he say "everyone come to the front face down. NOW!". So Jay still hold a sleeping Ry and I get up and walk to the front and sit down. We look around and there not a lot of people there just and old couple, some very scared teen with what looks like their little brother, and us. 

When the robber goes to look for stragglers I start asking questions. " Hey what your name, I'm Hailey and this is Jay" I say to the teen. " Amira and my brother August" she says with a whisper. " Do your parents know where you are" I ask. " Our mom work the night shift nurse  at the MED and our dad died almost a year ago years ago when  Auggie was four. We were just out for a midnight snack" she say crying some more. "I'm sorry but how old are you, because you look young for a car" I ask.  " I'm 12 and he's 5 and for your information we took the bus here" Amira say back sassy. I laugh a little before she starts asking me questions. "So what do you do for a living? " Amira ask me. " Oh we're cops" I say pointing to Jay too. " So you can stop him right" August says. " Not with out a little help and the police no that there are hostages and is planning on a way to get us out safely" I say trying to be hopeful. "  You can protect us right?" I hear August say as he scoots closer to his sister. I look over a Jay who has been listening to our conversation. When the guy come back we stop talking and that when I hear it.

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-Cici