Body

Prologue

January 23, 1998

The reflection of her switch blade glinted in the moonlight. The car was only a few feet away. She tucked her face mask farther over her face and glanced at Adam. He clutched the gun to his chest and advanced toward the car. Just as the two reached it, a security guard rounded the corner. Adam was so intent on being quiet, he didn't see him, but she did. She was speechless, and could only whimper in fear. Adam broke the car window with skill, and threw in the bag of ecstasy and the bag of money they'd hefted earlier.

"Hey! Freeze!" the guard yelled, startling Adam. Guns were drawn, and in a moment the two were wrestling each other to the ground. She backed away, watching the horrific scene with wide eyes. A shot rang out and the guard slumped to the ground. Adam stood, his shirt now sprayed with blood, he looked freaked out.

"Oh, God," he whispered. He then glanced up at her, she was shaking and crying. "C'mon, hurry, get in the car." He jumped in and hot wired it.

She shook her head, turned, and ran. Adam's angry shouts faded as she rounded the corner into an alleyway. She ran for two blocks until she ripped off the face masks, throwing it away and walking onto the street. A policeman rounded the corner and spotted her with the switch blade. He quickly tackled her, and she fought against him. One swift thrash of the knife and she felt it stick into his arm, he grunted then roughly turned her over and slammed her body into the ground. Cold metal cuffs dug into her wrists, and more officers came over.

"This girl is that kids accomplice, he described her to us," one officer said.

"Damn you Adam!" she thought, and then was dragged towards the car.