As we walked out of the shops, hundreds of police officers, all armed, surrounded us, Isabella and I, unaware of why we were being surrounded.

  I dropped my bags and listened to their commands, but surprisingly, the police only put handcuffs on me.

  Amelia De Salvatore,sei in arresto per l'omicidio di 12 persone, come sappiamo adesso. The arresting officer said.

  “No, please, she didn’t do anything!” Isabella broke into tears.

  “I’m gonna call my lawyer and get you back here.” She said, still in tears.

  As we turned the corner that showed the parking lot, there were people, hundreds, probably thousands, mostly news reporters, all there for me. All talking about me.

  “Amelia, Amelia, tell me why you did it?” A random news reporter shouted over all the other reporters.

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  “The three most important things, fame, attention, and money.” I started uncontrollably laughing as I was put into the back of the police car, surrounded by all the reporters, banging on the windows like animals, but all for me, just me, only me.

  As we drove off, I was pushed back by the acceleration. I couldn’t help but wonder how I would get out of this situation. I didn’t think I’d get caught, but now I’m famous and going to jail for murder.

  “Hey, so can I bribe you to drop me off at the airport?” I said to the police officer.

  “You know I’m famous now, so not long until I get my money.”

  The police officer turned around.

  “No bribe or amount of protection for me will get me to let you go. And also, how will you escape when every police service in the world is making sure you aren’t coming to their country? But if you do, escape this country, you’ll be found almost immediately, and you’ll be back in jail and facing even more extreme charges…”

  “WATCH OUT!” I screamed.

  The police turned around and slammed on the brakes. There was a car that we almost hit.

  “You may be going to jail for life, but I will never forget how you just saved our lives and these people to…”

  He turned his head, and the car door was wide open.

  “Wait… WHERE DID SHE GO!”

  “RADIO THIS IS JAIL TRANSFER CAR 13, SHE'S GONE.”

  “GET EVERY CAR AND GET ALL SEARCH TEAMS LOOKING FOR HER! I WANT ALL AIRPORTS CLOSED!”

  I'll be gone. But not for long…