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Bethany was scared. What ever they were running from, she was going to find out. But her parents lied. "Where are you going? Why are you leaving?" asked the tall police officer. Her father looked as though he was telling the truth, and he wanted to believe it, she knew. "On vacation, to the airport in..ah...Seattle," he said drousily. Seattle! What? They were in Chicago! Why go so far? There was an airport right here! "Hmm, really," said the short stubby police officer, looking at their luggage he said, "How long you staying? Who ya visiting?" he asked. Her father's eyes turned worried. "My ah...mother died last night..we are getting away for a while, it's too sad back home," again he lied. Grandma was fine. What was going on here? The officers nodded."Carry on" the tall one said. "But pay!" they got back in the car, paid their toll, and her father slammed the gas peddle as the zoomed off.

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