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The Thief

We were in a car, three of us, my sister, her friend and I, heading for my friend's house, when we passed a clearing and decided to go back, I still can't figure out why we went back, but my sister's friend was lamenting on the scenery, and how green everything was. I was afraid, the place was too lonely, and I kept telling them, "let's go, I don't like this place". I got this sense of impending doom, just being there. My sister was sitting, nonchalantly playing in the grass, her friend admiring the scenery while I was looking for places to make my escape, if something should happen, when he showed up. He was short, dark and skinny with multiple scars in his face. They started making conversation with him, I started to take off my wedding ring and put it into my back pocket. That's how scared I was. Then I noticed the bulge, it was barely noticeable at first, then when he turned to the side I saw it clearer, I didn't know what it was, but I starte...