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Chapter 17 - Chapter 17

*Badiiiiiiing* Badiiiiiing*

"Hello, this is Jim Bones. What can I do you for?"

"This is Mrs. Anela, and I'm here with Hezekiah. You were just as our tent yesterday. Wrote us a check for a million dollars?"

"Ah, yes. How could I forget!! Are you using the money well?"

"....We gave it to the police. They'll be visiting you shortly. Right now, they are at Blade Falcon's."

"Anela, I truly did try to convince you, but you wouldn't budge. So, I had no choice. My heart was still empty and needed to be filled."

"So was your tent, I see. We wouldn't budge, so you went with plan B. If Anela isn't going to give us one, then we'll just take them all. Burn the tent and leave no evidence.

What are the noises I hear in the backround? There is no way they came with your last shipment. That's too many.``

"Uhhh….we had an early shipment. The one scheduled for months from now, came last night; as well as our rush orders. I went too you to see how and if I could break them in time. The check was yes, for you to upgrade, but also to share my thanks. Sadly, since you sent it to the police, they will mark it as void, and if I ever do try to write you another check, they will say I tried to cover up the crime with money. Buy you out."

"Your late shipment come eary feelts legit. Sometimes my distributor does that. They got a big order so they need to unload there animals early so they can rush to fulfill the bigger order, but what about the rush orders? Were they…..idk…..MY ANIMALS!!!!! When your men couldn't find any last minute animals, they took mine!!!!

That's low, Bones. Low. Hezekiah here verifys my claims. Money was hot, your crew panicked to find animals that you already promised a show of; so you risked it."

"Anela, I don't know what you heard, but I am not the bad guy here. I am honest when I say I only went too your tent to learn. That's it. Nothing else. Now, I have a call coming in, but I promise to check in on you later."

*Click*

"......He.....he...…he just hung up on me."

"Your extra shrimp, Madam."

"Oh, thank you. Yes please. Here, Hez, try one. They're delicious."

"Don't mind if I do. Cheers!!!!"

"Cheers!!!!!"

*Arohoom*

*Arohoom*

"MMmmm…these taste…idk. It's on the tip of my tongue, but they are not half as…..oh no.

Anel!!! Anel? I don't feel so good. Anel, I think I'm going to…..*THUD*

"Hez? Hez? Wake up buddy. What's wrong? Wake…..*collapse*