Pearl made it a couple feet before she was tackled again. Her kidnapper turned her around to face him. He punched her in the face. Pearl screamed in pain. He punched her again, this time in the stomach. Pearl screamed again. He kept punching her. Pearl tried to fight back, but it wasn't working. Her kidnapper kept hitting her, she felt the bruises and the blood that flowed from her mouth. Suddenly a new voice was heard.
"What's going on here?" Pearl's kidnapper moved to see from whom the voice came from. Pearl also got a look. It was a cop. Thank goodness, Pearl thought.
"Oh nothing," the kidnapper said.
"It looks like something," the police officer said. "Miss are you ok?"
"No! He kidnapped me, and now he's beating me up!"
"Shut up," Pearl's kidnapper hissed.
"Sir, would you come with me? And ma'am let's get you home."
The doorbell rang in the Edwards' house. Alan, Tana, and Fred were still there, waiting for another call from Pearl or her kidnapper. Mrs. Edwards headed for the door, she and her husband were trying to get together the money. She opened the door and screamed. Everyone rushed to the door. There stood Pearl with a police man, and a man in handcuffs. Pearl was surrounded with hugs in seconds. Her mother and father smothered her in kisses. Tana and Fred caught her in the middle of a hug sandwich. Alan also gave Pearl a big hug.
"Pearl, you're home, thank goodness!" Mrs. Edwards said.
"Yes, this man is her kidnapper. " The cop said.
"You_" Mr. Edwards issued a string of profanities, but the kidnapper only rolled his eyes.
"Come on, time to take you downtown," the cop said taking the kidnapper said, taking the kidnapper by the arm and pulling him to the cop car. Pearl went inside and told about her adventure, glad to be home.
THE END
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