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kidding saying Sharon laughed. 'Are you kidding?' she said. 'You want 'Yes,' said Sharon. 'Why are Matt and Amy going to take
what is not true to go home to Florida? But then you can tell all your
maybe perhaps the drugs into the States for us? They're going to give them
college friends about us, and we don't want that. No, my to the police.'
friend. You're going to die. And your girlfriend, too.' She 'But we know all about their college friends,' said Brad.
looked at Amy. 'Amy told me all about Greg and Jessica. Oh, and you have
'Wait a minute, Sharon,' said Brad. 'Let's think. How are a little sister; is that right, Matt? We know a lot about
we going to take the drugs into the States? We can't do it. them. They don't want something bad to happen to their
Maybe the police have Luis's body. They're going to ask a friends or their families.'
lot of questions about his friends. So maybe the kids can Amy began to cry. Matt was cold now after the dive and
help us with this, too.' his face was white.
'Brad,' said Troy angrily. 'I don't understand you. Why Sharon looked at them.
are you always interested in these kids? It's very strange. 'OK. Maybe they can help us. Let's take them to Nassau.
We have the drugs. Let's shoot them and forget about them. We can get passports for them there and put them on the
We can't trust them. They're going to speak to the police.' plane. Then maybe we can stay on the boat and wait.
When the drugs are in the States, we can kill the kids.
Then they can't talk.'
'That's a stupid idea!' said Troy. 'Kill the kids now, and
there's no problem!'
'No, Troy. Think for once. We need the drugs and the
money. We can't go back to the States now because the
police are looking for us. The kids are scared and they're
going to do everything we tell them. Is that right?'
Sharon looked first at Matt and then at Amy. They did
not answer. What could they say?
Brad took out his cell phone. 'It's time to phone J.T. in
Nassau,' he said. 'He can bring a car to the boat and then passport a book
take us to the hotel.' with your name
and photograph;
'We're going to need a big car for all the drugs,' laughed you take it with
you when you
Sharon. visit dilferent
'Yes, and for these two,' said Troy, and he looked at_Matt countries
and Amy darkly. idea a plan or
a new thought
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