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I run around to the other side of the hotel, and sure enough, the rental car is where we left it I pull the keys out of et in There’s no tiet to John I just hope I’m in time

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John

“Who the fuck are you?”

I look at Bear, and he doesn’t even look fazed by the voice behind us We both turn and conize theuards

“I’m John, and this is Bear We’re here on Madison’s behalf”

He laughs, and when he does, the others start to laugh Suddenly he stops and so do the others He has theed to meet with Madison, Ethan’s sister, and that’s who I plan to h for us to hear him, “Get rid of them”

The three goons start walking our way, and I holdup “I have your money”

That stops Baron, and he turns swiftly, walking toward us “You have my money? You have the twenty Gs?”

“I have the fifty grand That’s what Ethan owes you, right?”

Baron is twitching to get a hold of theto turn it over

Baron takes another step toward us, and the other three s “I’ll take it all, but that will not make us even”

I drop rit my teeth I know I don’t want to know the answer, but I ask it anyway “Why will it not make it even?”