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Jada
The bell above the door dinged, and I looked up from my phone. A red-haired woman in a tan pantsuit walked in with dark sunglasses over her eyes. “Hi,” I called, “we’re a couple of minutes from closing. Feel free to browse for a minute; otherwise, you can come back tomorrow morning.”
I was not about to stay late. I was ready for my day off tomorrow and was starting it the minute the clock struck seven.
The woman nodded at me and pushed her sunglasses on top of her head. “I was just looking for a book for my brother.”
“Oh, uh, well, is he into anything particular?” I asked.
Her back was to me, and she trailed her fingers over the books on the table by the door. “A little bit of this, a little bit of that,” she shrugged. “I was hoping you could help me, Jada.”
“Uh, do I know you?” I asked. Many regulars came to the bookstore and knew my name while I didn’t know theirs, but this woman didn’t look familiar.
She shook her head and slowly turned toward me.
My stomach dropped to my feet as she raised her arm and pointed a gun at me. “You don’t know me, but I have a feeling you and I are going to become really close. Lock the door, and don’t do anything stupid.”
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