Blonde Ops
“You don’t need to be a scout to always be prepared. Always carry the essentials: cash, cards, phone, and keys—that double nicely as an emergency screwdriver.
11 The Man’s partner, who’d been standing still by the driver’s-side door mostly out of sight, moved slowly forward. I’d been so intent on listening to the deadly plot that I hadn’t paid him much attention. Now he was heading where Candace glanced—my direction. What would he do if he found me?
I looked around for a weapon. Next to the crat...e on the cement floor was a long, sharp sliver of wood. I could count on a million splinters in my palm if I had to use it, but a stab to his calf would put him out of commission—maybe long enough for me to get away. It was too late to take off the wedges if I had to make a run for it. Hopefully Candace and the Man wouldn’t get in on the chase. Gingerly, and oh so carefully, I picked it up without making any noise.
He shuffled closer and against the pounding of my heart, I tried to inhale silently through my nose.… My eye to the crack, I could see his shoes, highly buffed, pause next to my box.MoreLess
11 The Man’s partner, who’d been standing still by the driver’s-side door mostly out of sight, moved slowly forward. I’d been so intent on listening to the deadly plot that I hadn’t paid him much attention. Now he was heading where Candace glanced—my direction. What would he do if he found me?
I looked around for a weapon. Next to the crat...e on the cement floor was a long, sharp sliver of wood. I could count on a million splinters in my palm if I had to use it, but a stab to his calf would put him out of commission—maybe long enough for me to get away. It was too late to take off the wedges if I had to make a run for it. Hopefully Candace and the Man wouldn’t get in on the chase. Gingerly, and oh so carefully, I picked it up without making any noise.
He shuffled closer and against the pounding of my heart, I tried to inhale silently through my nose.… My eye to the crack, I could see his shoes, highly buffed, pause next to my box.MoreLess
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