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After a quick sprint, the two sauntered circles around the boy whose whole body seemed to ripple in spasms of apprehension as he pushed the bike ahead.
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already reddened face.It was like a dam had exploded from that slap that rung and echoed around the street, and the uproar of approval was immediately consumed by a heart-wrenching wail.“Leave me ALONE!” Pete awkwardly screamed through shock as he stumbled towards the Huffy lying on its side. In most of the witnesses there must have been a terrible choke of empathy, for the resonance of Pete’s wail was something tuned perfectly for the guts. But still, these potential allies to his misfortune remained silent or hid their compassion beneath their cheer. Jake relented for a moment and in his eyes could be seen a stunned look of regret for his actions, but like a gladiator standing above a still-breathing victory, he knew by instinct that there was no backtracking from the final blow. Whatever amount of Pete’s pain was now reflecting in his awareness, a stronger sense in him remained to monument his alpha deeds. He gave Pete a shove and stepped back slightly. Hampton, though, had not yet satisfied his own rile.
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