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ATC: the officer

Shaken, you scurry across the street, slowly dropping the phone to your side, careful not to close it. Entering the office supply store, you overhear an ongoing exchange between a policeman and a salesclerk.

“So you didn’t see the assailant’s face?” the officer asks.

“No, sir.”

“He was wearing a gray ski-mask?”

“Yes, sir.”

“And what would you say was the total amount in the register?”

“A couple hundred bucks? – I don’t know. – But don’t forget the box of office supplies!”

“Office supplies? – You mean the box of envelopes?”

“Yes, the box of envelopes. – And don’t forget my cell phone was stolen too!”

“Right. – So was that one of those fancy Smartphones?”

“I wish it were, but no. It was an old-styled flip phone…”

Your mind now stirred in a flood of faded memories, you whisper to yourself, “They’ll think it’s me.” And slowly backing out the door you cross the street carefully concealing the old-styled flip phone in your hand.

“They’ll think it’s you,” states the nameless voice on the phone.

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