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I’m a secret prisoner

It makes me uncomfortable I mean, I really don’t know these people at all I met them today and the one I talked to has left for the weekend and the one as supposed to take care of things is nowhere to be found I wander the arden terrace Pace, actually I pace the terrace And what’s worse is that I can hear all sorts of people down below This building is smack in the middle of a very active area of Denver filled with bars and all sorts of nightlife

And I’e of the terrace and peer over to see what’s happening down there Lots of people Lots of loud people which in my experience n that flashes an ie of a Fifties waitress and the letters, Cookie’s Diner! If I get down I can go to Cookie’s and tell theet free food

Screw that, I haveto Ronin to feed et annoyed My stohts were one more time and spy a fire escape A the fire escape?

My feet are already across the terrace and I’ that allows access to the stairs I’ve never been on a fire escape I grew up in foster hoo isn’t the best place to be a foster kid, but they always placed ive them that

But I’ve seen the onto that ladder thing at the bottoround Easy My feet bang down the et to the last level there’s a lever that looks like it wants to be pulled I release it and the ladder drops down to the ground

I am minutes away froroup of guys just turning the corner If I hustle I can get down on the ground and be back out on the busy street before they get close I cli out to ood situation to be in I drop to the ground and make my way out to the street The people are still loud and there’s even more of them than there were before, but at least I’m not alone in a dark alley

Cookie’s is on the other side of the street, but that’s the busy side where all the bars are, so I keep toain! I look back up at the Chaput Building wistfully My o back up the fire escape to get uys from the alley turn the corner

I spin around and ht I’ll belong to Ronin I weave uys follow et to the corner

A hand grabs me from behind and I jerk away and turn "Get your hands off uy is tall and has a surprised look on his face "Sorry, geez We just wanted to see if you’re OK You look pretty shook up"