A hasty exit
When the policeman’s car pulled up in front of her house, Ava felt a wave of urgency. She mumbled a quick thank you and hurriedly opened the door, eager to escape the vehicle and the officer’s probing questions. Her heart was pounding as she stepped out, her mind swirling with thoughts of the device and the unknown dangers it could bring.
A Hasty Exit
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The fallen device
In her haste, Ava didn’t notice the small device slipping out of her pocket and falling silently to the floor of the car. There it was, a discreet piece of metal and plastic, with a meaning that no one but her knew. She closed the car door behind her, unaware that she had just left behind the very thing that had caused her so much anguish.
The Fallen Device
