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After their arrest, Amy and Matt explained everything to
the police, but nobody believed their story. That night they
were in different rooms of the prison. Amy was scared and
she couldn't sleep. 'What's going to happen to us?' she
thought. 'What's Sharon going to do when she finds out?
What's going to happen to our friends? What are my mom

and dad going to say?'
The next morning, a policeman took Amy to a sunny
room with big windows. Matt was there. He was happy to
see Amy, but he was worried.
'OK. Stay here,' said the policeman, and he left. 'Hello?' Jessica answered.
'I don't understand,' said Matt. 'Why are we here?' 'Hello. Is this Jessica Lawson?'
'Yes, it's strange. Maybe our families are coming to visit 'Yes?'
us.' 'Hi, Jessica. I write for the Daily News. How do you feel
'But Sharon and the others said-' about the arrest of your two friends?'
'Oh, don't talk about it, NJ:att. I don't want to think about 'What? How did you get my number?'
those people.' .l 'Tell me Jessica, were Matt and Amy drug traffickers or
'OK, Amy, but we did_nbthing wrong. The police don't did someone put the drugs in their bags?'
believe that. So what can we say to them? We don't want 'Look, I don't want to talle to you. Goodbye!' Angrily,
to sleep here for a second night.' Jessica threw the phone down.
'No! I want to sleep for a week- but not here!' A minute later, it rang again.
Just then, they heard a noise. The door opened and a 'Hello?'
arrest the time
when the police man carne into the room. He carne closer and he smiled. 'Good morning. Jessica? This is Chuck White of Talk news stories
take someone about things that
to prison; to 'O� no,' said Amy. 'It's Brad!' magazine. What can you tell me about Matt and Amy? are happening
take someone Are they very good friends or . . ?' now
.
to prison magazine a thin
worried not In her room at college, Jessica wanted to study but it was Jessica threw the phone down again and sat down on her book with news
happy about and lots of
something and not easy. Again and again she thought of Matt and Amy bed. When the phone rang for the third time, she did not photos; you can
thinking a lot answer it. buy it every week
about it and their problems. Her cell phone rang. or every month

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