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"No," he said, speeding towards her condo, the sheer panic spreading like fire "What happened?"

"Daddy had another heart attack last night," she said, her tre "Only this tiina’s door that he realized he’d dropped the phone without so ood-bye To his enormous relief, the door wasn’t locked, but the relief was short lived Her front roo in it s the mirror nearly stopped his heart

He went cold when his eyes zeroed in on the e open chest in the corner It looked as if it’d been rifled through

I never got rid of the gun It’s buried in there somewhere

The instant it hit hiina!" he yelled out Seeing how she’d trashed her room as well only panicked him further as he searched around frantically for her "Baby, where are you?"

Chapter Twenty-Five

Regina

Hearing Brandon’s voice an to whiainst the door ina’s head jerked up to ina baby, open the door!"

Her whiot louder until she couldn’t hold it in anyed so she could load the dah to one, Brandon!" Her words were a bit slurred to her own ears "My daddy’s gone! I didn’t even get to say good-bye to hi the door knob again "Just open the door and let me in, please"

She sobbed louder now, the cruel reality once again slapping her in the face and squeezing her heart "Oh one I can’t take this, Brandon I can’t It hurts so bad I just wanna die"

"No, you don’t!" he yelled as she felt hiainst the door "Your dad wouldn’t want that either Listen to onna be fine Just open the door, okay?"

"I just want this pain to go away I finished allto push against the door "Just pro crazy"