Speaker 1: Everywhere Cole went, he took his games controller with him,
Speaker 1: carrying it in his pocket. This included trips to the
Speaker 1: supermarket with his mom. Like today, Cole had just got
Speaker 1: out of the car when his mom's phone rang, which
Speaker 1: was never a good thing. Oh hi Janine, she said
Speaker 1: cheerfully and delved into an animated chat. Unfortunately for Coal,
Speaker 1: his mum never walked and talked at the same time.
Speaker 1: She had to stand still to take a call, which
Speaker 1: meant Coal had to stand around too, or, as in
Speaker 1: this case, slump against the side of the car. It
Speaker 1: was while he was leaning on the passenger door that
Speaker 1: he saw a cyclist approaching, pedaling slowly. He was dressed
Speaker 1: all in black, with dark sunglasses on and his hood up.
Speaker 1: Cole didn't think much of it, quickly looking away. Suddenly
Speaker 1: his mom screeched, my phone, He's got my phone. The
Speaker 1: cyclist was now peddling away across the car park, disappearing
Speaker 1: among the cars. The cyclist was now peddling away, disappearing
Speaker 1: amongst the cars. Don't worry, mom, shouted Cole, as he
Speaker 1: leaped into the empty shopping cart. I'll get it back.
Speaker 1: From out of his pocket, he pulled his game's controller
Speaker 1: thumbed a combination of buttons, and suddenly the shopping cart
Speaker 1: was racing after the stolen phone. Games controllers control games.
Speaker 1: Every one knows that, but Cole's, he'd come to realize,
Speaker 1: could control so much more like shopping carts. For example,
Speaker 1: he kept the cyclist in his sights, following him out
Speaker 1: of the supermarket parking lot, across the front of a
Speaker 1: bowling alley, and on to the forecourt of a car wash.
Speaker 1: The cyclist disappeared down an alley on the car WASH's
Speaker 1: far side. On the car WASH's far side, stopping by
Speaker 1: some dumpsters, it was a quiet spot to check what
Speaker 1: make a model of phone he'd stolen.
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