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Bea then proceeded to pull out a huge knife and run it up the panda's back, splitting it wide open She held up the knife with a grin "I've alanted to do that" Yeah, I kneouldn't be able to keep that cuddly panda

Still not finished with her carnage, she ripped the panda apart, flinging its contents across the table I watched as sealed bags of cash tus filled with soible I reached down to retrieve the thite bags, and sure enough they were filled with powder "Drugs? Are you serious? You never cared about that stuff"

"It's cocaine I' it, but you never knohen shit like that will be useful And check this out" She cut open the evidence bags and thurand, at least" She tossed a bundle to me, probably ten thousand dollars "That's your cut"

Furious rage swirled around in a to do with Uncle Carl or ressed to the point where I earned a cut of the take instead of a chocolate bar That was good But noas back to being her con artist partner, and that was definitely bad I had the sudden urge to slap so

"Is that all we are, after so many years? Partners in crime? I didn't fly across the country for a cut of this deal, and I don't happen to need any ht now" I tossed the cash back to her

"I caured that since I was here, we'd catch up, reconnect Maybe even repair our old wounds But you're acting like you don't even care" I blew out a breath "Talk toon since I left? And what happened to Carl?"

Bea gaveHe's fine"

I could feel ry knot "He's not in jail?" I suspected I'd been dragged across the country on a lie, but I still couldn't believe it was all for this stupid panda So on "Why am I even here?"

She shrugged "I also wanted to see you again Reconnect, as you say You left LA in an awful hurry"

"I was running away fro So I'ain I only did this panda swindle to help Uncle Carl"