CHAPTER - 9
-----The Solution

"Man what are we gonna do?!" Anna asked. She was panicking. It was starting to scare Ashley.

"I don't know! Man, why do you have to be so nosey Anna?" Ashley asked all frustrated.

"Well, we have to think of something Ashley."

"Ok, ok. I know. You'll have to give me some time on this."

"Ok" said Anna. And with that they took their walk to their holes. Everyone finished and Ashley and Squid were found walking back to the tent holding hands.

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"This is child abuse. I swear when I get out I will sue!" Anna remarked dyeing of thirst and with the thought that she won't be able to relax after that. She couldn't believe that they weren't giving them water. They were all dyeing of thirst and looked like they were ready to pass out. Ashley was wining. Ashley usually drank a lot of water. Even Zero kept leaning over his shovel for support. Once or twice even, somebody bent over and vomited. This was serious.

"I still am innocent." Ashley mumbled.

"What?" Anna asked. " I heard that. I also heard your other comment a few days ago. You know that, 'what did I do to deserve this?' thing. Well, we both robed the bank smarty."

''That's what you think." mumbled Ashley " I should have told you earlier. I'll tell you in the tent. Just you cant tell a soul okay."

"Okay" said Anna. Anna got out of her hole and left toward the tent. Ashley finished her hole and Squid was waiting. Everyone was gone it was only them two.

"Hey," he leaned in and gave Ashley a kiss. They walked back together talking.

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"Okay, you still can not tell a soul, ok." Ashley said.

"Ok" said Anna. With that Ashley started her story.

"Alright. My dad was involved in business. He helped with jobs and then he stopped. He's gone straight after his prison time. His old pal went back into the business after his time. He stole a rare ancient rube from the myna times. He jacked it from a local museum. It became big. Everyone was on the job looking for it. He got scared and had to get rid of it. He couldn't do the job. He asked my dad to help him. My father denied the request and told him he was going clean. It was my birthday and I ran into the guy on the street. I didn't know it was him. He gave me the rube as a birthday present. I thought it was fake. I was walking back to my house and looking at it. A cop pulled me over and took me in for burgle. That's why I'm here."

"What?" asked Anna with a face distorted from confusion. " Your here for robbing a bank with me."

"No not really. I did rob the bank with you but I didn't get caught. Remember when we were running. I was ahead of you and didn't look back for a while. And when I looked back you were gone." ' "Oh" said Anna with a dull look. "Well, I tripped and I got caught. I thought when they went after you they got you."

"Nope." said Ashley.

"Well that really sucks Ashley. Why didn't you tell me before?"

"Because I didn't want you to know about my father."

"That's okay."

With that they went to sleep.