Amanda let out a little whimper, then turned to Diane. "If he kills me, you can have all my clothes." Then, she dialed the police and told them where they were. As soon as Abigal got close to teh thief, he snatched Abigal. "Hurry! He got my friend!"
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Peter answered, "Uh, sure." Then, he looked around. "Where's Ian?"

Abigal struggled with the man. "Let me go!!!" she cried pounding on him, with her curled up fists. " Release me!!" she said, tugging harder, her long hair flying about.

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Brian shrugged. "I don't know...I think he left through the side door over there when you were talking with John"

Amanda hated seeing her friend struggle. She silently asked God to help Abigal and cried into the phone. "Hurry, please! Please hurry!"
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Peter opened up the side door, looking around the basketball courts. HE searched under the gray bleachers.

The officer on the other end told her they would hurry and to stay on the phone with him, to direct his officers to the place.

Abigal pulled some more on the man, but she couldn't get from his grip. " Please please let me go!!!" she was scared that he may kidnap her like the people had Kayla. As she saw his hand coming toward her face, she feinted.

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He saw Ian striding quickly toward the exit door, his head looking down at his feet.

Before Peter could do anything, Justin rushed to Ian. "What's wrong?" He hoped they didn't make him feel left out and doubted he was afraid of John.
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Amanda prayed that Abigal would be okay, then cried into the phone when the man carried her out of the store. "Hurry! He's carrying her out." She looked at Diane, who still seemed to be looking at decorative objects for the dress. She tapped on her friend's shoulder. "Someone kidnapped Abigal. Go after him!"

(Um...wow...another kidnapper?)

Diane pushed through the store and caught a glimpse of the man and Abigal. Abigal was unconscious. Had the man done something to her? Diane hurried as fast as she could, but she wasn't fast enough to reach them. She hoped the police were coming soon.

Ian shook his head, and shoved his hands deep into his pockets. "Nothing...." he said with a sigh, looked down, his hair covering his face and eyes.

*******

amanda has staid back in the store when a police officer rushed up to her.

"Miss!" he called in a urgent voice. "Are you the one who called the station for help?"

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The kidnapper carried the purse then took Abigal and carried her toward his car. One he reached it he fumbled with the key's to unlock it. Once he did he flopped unconscious abigal inside, and onto the back seat.

Justin did not want to press him any further, but was curious as to why Ian ran off like that. "Are you sure you're okay?"
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Amanda said, "I am. I sent my friend DIane out to follow him, did she give you any information?"

Ian turned to him, and Justin could see that on the inside he wasn't at peace with himself. He was upset about something. "I'm fine" he said piontedly, swallowing. Ian was nervous to ask the next question, but he did. " I've been giving it some thought...and..what time does your church start on Sundays?"

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The officer shook his head. "Some!" he rushed off the way she had pointed. He looked around for anything suspicious.

Justin smiled, "Well, we have sunday school at 10 and church at 10:30."
He was glad that Ian was interested and wanted to share the Gospel wiht him."
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Amanda looked around, for Diane and finally found her. "Hey, let's follow the police so that we can help."
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WHile the young adults were talking, Peter turned to Brian, RYan and Zach. "Wanna shoot some hoops?"

Brian shrugged "Sure Peter!!!"

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Ian nodded. "alright...is there any Sunday school for people my age?" He asked

**

THe officer went outside and saw a man flop a unconscious girl in a car. "HEY YOU!" he called rushing toward him

The theif heard the police officer, seeing his gun. Knowing this was not a time to run or make a break for it, he surrendered. After all, he didn't normally kidnap people, he usually stole inanimate objects. She was just there when he stoel teh lady's purse and he had to get rid of a witness.
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Peter declared, "Okay. You and me on a team. Zach and RYan on the other team."
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"There is one for young adults but the leader is lazy sometimes," Justin joked. "Seriously, you cna go to the adults or the teens."

Ian made a face. "Alright...thanks" he said with a sigh striding off, to leave.

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Abigal was still unconscious in the man;s van though and after the officer hand-cuffed the thief and look in and shook her slightly. "Miss!? Miss wake up!" he said.

Abigal slowly stirred. "Oh...oh my"

Johny called Justin's number after entering *67 and waited for the signal to connect. He promptly tweaked the aforementioned signal (you don't exactly spend six months in Ronia learning nothing) and looked at the address. Why were they at the rec center? They barely went there...

Oh well. Peter and Justin weren't exactly the most stable people in the world. Johny stepped into a taxi cab and soon arrived at the center. What would they think? he wondered briefly. (((OOC: Gasp! An adverb!)))

Johny threw open the door to the room where Justin, or at least his phone, was. He grinned at the two shocked faces and the four confused ones.

"Hi guys," he said brightly, bouncing on the balls of his feet. "I'm back!"

Amanda was glad to see the police was able to stop the theif. She and Diane rushed to Abigal's side, who seemed out of it. "Abigal! Are you all right?"
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Peter, who still had the basketball next to his hip said, "Hey! Um, glad you're back."
Justin teased, "What kind of lousy greeting is that, Pete?" He nudged his cousin's shoulder, then rushed to Johnny. "Hey, man. So glad you're back! How was Ronia? Did you have to fight anyone?"