~~~ As I Am Ch. 3

I disclaim

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"Hello?" Sam spoke into the phone, his brow furroughing, at Luis strange expression.

Kat nearly dropped the phone; she had heard that voice in her dreams every night since she hightailed it out of Harmony. The voice was full of compassion and pride, and always brought a smile to her face, but now the voice was distant and businesslike and in the moment she remembered who she was now, and what that meant in relation to him., nothing. "Hello Sam."

"Kay, baby is that you?"

"Yeah, look as I was telling Luis, William is willing to trade a hostage fro some food."

"Kay what are you doing here, and who is William?"

"William is the man with gun, now about the trade?"

Stunned at the information he was receiving, he shook he his head, before going into cop mode. A trade of this kind was standard; it was the first move toward resolving the situation." Yeah, we can maybe if I could talk to William?"

Kat took the moment to glance at her captor, he was pacing and waving the gun frantically, and mumbling under his breath, He was not in a fit state to talk to anyone, much less the Police Commissioner." William's a little busy right now, but I have his permission to handler this, so If we could continue."

"HIS PERMISSION." Sam lowered his voice and turned away from Luis, before whispering." Kay how involved in this thing are you?"

Rolling her eyes, she gave a small snicker." Wow that only took what a full minute, I expected Grace to accuse me of robbing the bank, but you that's a nice little twist, but no sorry to ruin your illusions, I am just a hostage, more going on then the rest. "Now one more time, and tried to keep, food for a hostage, going once, going twice…"

"Fine."

"Sold to smart man, not trying to get anyone killed." Kat covered the mouth piece with her hand and looked at William." It's a deal what are we eating?"

"Ah…" Billy looked at the people still lying down on the floor, and shrugged his shoulders." I don't know what you guys feel like?"

Kat clenched her jaw, as he listened to the hostages, who various shouts of pizza, and sandwiches, were making her head ache, and Fox's call for caviar, just made her want to hit him. William was just about to call fro a vote, when she kicked a slammed her fist down on the desk drawing everyone attention to her" You are an ARMED GUNMEN, they are HOSTAGES, you don't VOTE, what do you want to eat William?"

"I kind feel like Chinese, yeah I think some Egg Drop Soup would calm my nerves."

Looking at the man, Kat felt sure that some soup wouldn't get the job done, but nodding anyway, before returning to the phone." Chinese, you have one hour, you can send in one unarmed officer to get the order, and check that everyone one al right, but I don't suggest you try anything, as he have a gun pointed at Jessica's head." She hung up the phone, and turned back around noticing the pales faces of her mother, sister, and cousin." William can I see you for a minute?"

William nodded, and keeping the gun and trained on a group on the floor back stepped over to her." I'm not really going to have to put the gun to someone's head, am I?"

"William….

"Billy."

" William is more sympathetic, now you're a bank robber now, and part of that is threatening to shot people, along with other intimidation tactics, that use to get what you want, now I'm going need you to do this stuff if you want to get out of here, okay?"

"But..."

"WILLIAM."

"Sorry, okay."

"William, I shouldn't be yelling at you."

"No that's okay you're stressed, this is very stressful." Billy shrugged it off, and offered a comforting smile.

"No William, I shouldn't be yelling at you, because YOU HAVE THE GUN." At her words he straightened, and tightened his hold on the shot gun." Yeah, that's right, act like you got a pair." "Now when the food arrives you're going to give up the skinny blond, her names Charity."

Switching to look at her he swung the shot gun her way. "Are you related to this people?"

"In a way." He raised an eyebrow, and she went on." The red head is my mother, the brunette named Jessica is my sister, my brother Ethan is the guy that called me Kay, and Charity is my cousin."

He nodded, and gave a little smile." Your favorite cousin?"

"No I can't stand her, which is why she's the first to leave, I'm not spending an undisclosed amount of time, trapped in a bank with her, I killed myself first." A knock at the front door drew there attention, and he began walking, when she dropped her last bombshell." And the Police Commissioner is my father." William stopped midway to the door, and just stared at her his mouth wide open in shock, but she merely shrugged." Hey you wanted to rob a bank in a small town."  

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Tyler Tyler looked at the caller id on her cell phone with annoyance, she wanted to talk to the person on the other end, about as much as she wanted a root canal, without the benefit of drugs, but she was for all intensive purposes the oldest and as her father once said 'handler of the garbage'. That in mind she flipped opened her cell phone." What?"

"Hi Ty, it's me Jo."

"I know who you are moron, what I need to know is what you want?"

"Oh, well uh… Kat and I were doing that thing, and uh…"

She took her feet off her desk and turned to look at the California skyline, praying for patience. She didn't understand how Kat dealt with her sister at all, she was certainly the slower of the siblings, and didn't seemed to have the back bone God gave a chicken." Speed it up Jo, I have a life to live, what do you need?"

"Okay here's the thing, we're in the middle of a bank robbery, and..."

"Did you say a bank robbery, like a guy and with gun pointed at tellers?" Ty dropped her head against the window, and laughed." I didn't think people still did that, ain't that novel, and in a small town too, well…" Quickly losing whatever humor she found in the situation, she gave a sigh." So what's that got to do with me?"

"Ah hold on." The phone began cutting in and out. "Ty we're going to call you back and put you on speaker phone, okay?"

"Whatever." She shut her phone, and waited for it to rering, wondering if she should actually answer it. Knowing she had to , ignoring Jo was common place, but listening to Kat was always at the very least good for a life, but she was not she assured herself concerned about either's safety, which is why she let the phone ring twice before answering." What?"


" It Kat, how would you like to make a ton of money, win a sleuth of awards and help you fellow man all in one gesture."

"Can I get all that without helping my fellow man?"

"No."

Ty took a moment, before she settles back into her seat feet back on the desk." Start Talking."

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"Mr. Crane, the Harmony Police Department just called sir."  The elder man, barley raised his head, but he made a hand motion that forced him to go on."  Apparently someone is trying to rob the bank sir, they have hostages."

"So let the police handle it, I'm insured." 

"Well sir, one of the hostages is your grandson Fox, and well…."

"Speak up."

"They also have Kat Bennet and Jo Tyler"

"DAMMIT."  Alistair stood, and moved past his desk." Have the jet fueled, and set the flight plan for harmony."