Chapter 23

          "Sir, there's another piece of paper that fell from the big mansion!" the loud shout of one curious by stander.

          One policeman immediately ran to get it. When he got near, as manly as he could, he carefully looked towards the big mansion trying to spot the exact location of the hostage-taker from where he was standing. He   bent down picking it up and hurriedly ran back to the lead negotiator handing it to him. Immediately, the negotiator read. "Brad, you still have three minutes left, if not, you already know what's going to happen to these children. I'm killing them two at a time!"

          The entire place turned silent. They all worried for the safety of the young hostages inside the curtain covered big mansion. The lead negotiator kept looking around waiting for the police man he had ordered to fetch Mayor Donato earlier.