WEATHER FOR TWO: NINE MONTHS WITH THE DYING BILLIONAIRE

omen around me were still unsettling, their faces expressionless. They looked pe

ng to my damp skin, and turned slightly, hopin

Henderson." I

d then turned her gaze forward, rigid and distant. It was

bt formed in

I was here. I needed the money. Soon I would be at the ho

f moment, trying to block out everything else, but a sudden jolt

groaned, my voice b

like sirens, echoing through my chest and stirring memories I want

r traveled from the front, close enough that I could hear it

. It's dangerous."one

e arrive at the airport late." the other replied

danger their lives

g tools." the other said slowly as though

d raced, connecting the dots to the warning

eded to know more. I turned to

this bus

ssed under my breath

this bus

ally, responde

clients, do whatever they want, and w

ped s

ther continent! I was

d at me v

're new. You'll get used to it. All our money g

egan to panic, I needed a way out. This must have be

en ide

o pee," I

issed at

troublesome. Pee on the floor and

said, and let out a sound that would draw every eye. A horri

king everyone recoil. The girls gagged. The

d with the mes

rotten! Get her out!

ide a bush. The doors flung open. I leapt out, heart

na muttered, glanci

oods. Twigs snapped under our foot. The cold night air

me?" I whispere

I also wanted to see Miss Pe

without their consent?" I

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small phone f

one?" she asked,

p it hidden

he salvation of others." She sat on a mossy rock, taking

er girls?" I asked,

men are still alive. We need a plan," she s

escape without taking those girls along. Their f

ld work out perfectly and we would be able t

so long?" the

hisse

he bus. Few minutes later, I clutched my stomach

ted, letting the chaos

n to th

ying!" s

reacted instinctively, throwing sand in

rength and precision. As Mona and I tried to fight for fre

ff ahead. The bus hurtled toward it, red

tumbled down the cliff, rolling vi

ed and disfigured. I cried ou

and smoke filled the scene. Everyone was still, except Mona whose bo

amed, shakin

whispered, tears s

ault. No one's wa

metal. Smoke and fire thickened ar

The bus will expl

ve without y

d me towa

free from my hell. Thank you." She held m

later, the bus ex

ony. I stumbled onto the highway, barely able

me. A black Rolls Royce app

car and suddenly there was a huge impact. Before I knew

were the last words I whispere

ouldn't see the face well, all I knew was he wa

ied before dark