Dead End Job

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Orca Book Publishers, 2005 - Juvenile Fiction - 104 pages
Frances works the night shift at a local convenience store, dividing her time between restocking shelves and working on her art. Her routine is broken one night when Devin comes into the store. He claims to be the son of a famous local artist and offers her advice on her drawings. Although he seems to know way too much about her, Frances decides, against the advice of her boyfriend, that he is odd but harmless. By the time she realizes the danger she is in, Devin is completely obsessed with her and convinced that if he can't have her, no one will. Frances will be forced to use all her strength to escape from Devin.
 

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Contents

Chapter One
1
Chapter Two
11
Chapter Three
16
Chapter Four
27
Chapter Five
32
Chapter Six
39
Chapter Seven
48
Chapter Eight
55
Chapter Twelve
76
Chapter Thirteen
83
Chapter Fourteen
91
Chapter Fifteen
94
Chapter Sixteen
101
Chapter Seventeen
105
Chapter Eighteen
109
Chapter Nineteen
115

Chapter Nine
60
Chapter Ten
64
Chapter Eleven
71
Epilogue
121
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I ran blindly into the store, sliding in my greasy shoes, knocking cans onto the floor, ramming into shelves. I fumbled for the phone. I picked up the receiver. I could feel Devin right behind me.

I dialed nine, one..

His hand slammed the phone down.

"I hoped it wouldn't come to this," he said.