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i just got back to my apartment when i found this note tacked to the
door

'eugene,

i can help you get hailey back. meet me at o'neill's bar and grill
downtown at 6:00 tonight. when you get there, sit at the bar; i will
come to you

-clara

PS. burn this note when you're done reading it, you are being moni-
tored'

i memorized the instructions and took a match to it over the sink.
this woman knew a lot already, i decided to trust her. nobody else
who knew hailey's whereabouts seemed that eager to help me so far.
i got there at five minutes to 6, and i had to wait. then, right on
the count of six, i felt a tap on my shoulder.
'come with me, eugene'
we sat down in one of the booths there and started talking. her
name is clara. she said that she could find out where hailey was
being kept by bribing somebody who worked for vance. i just had
trouble believing that she was willing to pay for any and all
expenses as long as it meant that me and hailey would get back
together and away from this whole mess.
'you two really do have something special. it's something that vance
and i never had'

hailey felt like she could forget about the whole kidnapping thing
for at least a second when she stepped into that jacuzzi. she even
grew her foot out so she could maximize the 'sole stimulation'
'mmmmmmm'
she figured that she was being watched, but there was nothing she
could do about it anyway.
'enjoying yourself?'
she sighed impatiently.
'i was'
'too bad then. as much as i'd like you to enjoy yourself while you're
here, work must intrude unfortunately'
'what do you want now?'
'i just want to talk for a bit' said vance, stepping over to the
jacuzzi. 'after all, there's no need to rush things. we have plenty
of time. come, open up to me'
'just so we're clear, the only reason why i'm doing this is because
you said you'd let me go'
'whatever you'd like'
'okay' she said, then she started to shrink her foot back down again.
'oh, no. please. keep it big like that. that's the only other
condition'
she grew it back up.
'now, during your more intimate moments with eugene, i noticed that
you like to use the word 'the' a lot, like 'the foot' and 'the toes'.
why do you think that is?'
she already felt embarassed.
'it's kinda cool, i guess. i dunno'
'but you do know'
'it's like writing a story that me and eugene already know, or some-
thing like that'
'and you're both creating something outside of yourselves?'
'yeah'
'interesting. it does sound like you're distancing yourselves from
what's actually going on'
'anything else, vance?' she muttered, already eager to be left alone.
'do you enjoy having your foot worshipped?'
'i do when eugene's doing it'
'yes, i'm beginning to notice a pattern here with you two. you enjoy
doing a lot together'
'then you understand why i want to get back to him?'
'as much as you understand why you need to keep doing what i tell
you, i hope' he smiled. 'that'll be all for now. enjoy your bath'
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