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hissed as the scorching

was unb

s always this hot?" She asked wit

seem to hear her, or ma

e, counting the number of streets they had passed. Daniella si

ering what even got them to

eighteen when their parents

ther and maybe a sister since then. He

, "Yes, Dani! What w

her eyes, "Never mi

inly angry, "I'm sorry. I'm making su

ng a hill, aligned with trees and houses that we

y, everyone. All for a crime Angus did not comm

d her brother was innocent. Smirking,

smiled, "Wai

she saw the house, pleasant and pretty. Yet, she frowned, ma

ve a job, "Where did yo

on away, "Oh forget th

haired and fairly good looking, walked to t

rst thought that got into her head. Could

emed to love the porch, and the lobby. Then she walked a

the money to buy such a house?

ut of her thoughts. It was a painting of a smiling

e could just adapt, live on and

, she would smile as bright

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hts were noticeably cool. It seemed like it would freeze her. In sweatpants and a vest, s

,"So... What are we gonna

and,"I was thinking of opening a

d say we found employment somewhere so we could

t have the money to open the s

re is all the money coming from?" Dani

will tell you everything when the time is right. To tell y

ime that happened. Normally, Angus would seek advice from his nineteen year old siste

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t harder was answering all their questions, "What is your name?" "Where were you before now?" "When did you move

ove sixty-five, with a smile on his fa

fellow who approached the stand. He did not s

t twenty, a bit ta

round his eyes as if he hadn't slept for ages. His lip edges were dark

question, "Do y

ished Angus were here. Too bad he was busy placing new orders. Th

is mom rushed up to him and held his ar

rned t

ella Mccurly, "

aniella, good. Lettuce

rew guy. His mother forced a smile, "Oh, never mi

e been better if he did, he

look, "I'm sorry, don't take it t

othing more. Immediately, Andrew pulled his arm out of his mother's grip and walked out angrily. Daniella quickly took

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e tossed the bag of grocery to a corner, then stood quietly, rage written all over

mentally unstable? Mom, do I look crazy to you?" In every way, he did. The annoying fact abo

ou are not cra

?" His dark hair fell to his face due to his hyperactivity. The mother

that stupid

looks on the faces of his family. Walkin

dogs. They could never ask for more, except for Andrew's recovery. Ever since his highschool, he had gone into dru

hemp. He needed to get more soon. Tearing the wrap open, he

im off balance and certainly, the only thing he feared. A man with a knife. Andrew screamed a

lled up in his eyes. Maybe his fam

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eah we live in Texas now but I'm not sure when we will be back." She kept the key on the table and looked around, Ang

ttle of juice, she

Neither was it her brother's. Then whose was it? It vibrated some more before she decided to pic

ob for you,

of this phone's not here, I don't even

rly, do not try to play games with me. I

question anybody wou

now, you'll get to know. Right now,

ed, "Sorry, n

'm also very aware that he is accused of murder. Guess what I also know. I know that yo

of tears hit her eye

factorily, "That

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med to be narrating some events to her, smiling uncontrollably. He looked so happy. She could not i

ask to save his life. But was

ved the calm, the peace, the quiet...or maybe not too quiet. She looked better to check for the source of the noise. Then she found

t had obstructed him and went on. He seriously needed to get hemp somehow. His aim of bei

, Andrew Stephen. He was the same person the caller wanted dead, for her to put in

street and found Daniella watching him. What did she want now? He made a step forward, h

imaced and moved on. He was clear

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a explained to Andrew's mother t

h laughed out. Daniella tried remembering what made them reach this point. She turned to where Andrew stood. He was staring at the

tor said I should expose him to the surrounding mor

would never stop. She did not kn

also has to stop taki

the chance. He nags and rants, then stops. I still believe he ha

Seems he does not know

he had a friend who is not an addict." Daniella laughed. She never wanted to d

at her and immediately tore his g

d her eye

e then looked at her for a moment then looked away

his dude, "That

fully beautiful, with lips that looked like th

ality and confessed,

promise you, if you do not lea

ust have had a good reason for wanting him dead, she thought. But then, she had to

, Andrew chose to wa

up to her, "H

s nice, we even excha

owned, "Ya ly

ur son's a real

y," Mrs Stephen grinned, "Why

shed, "W

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ing was interrupted by the same phone she

icked up the p

too. You are doing a great

the window, "Have yo

hat. I'm an FBI agent. I don't joke with my p

Then you must have seen how he reacted. Andrew is mentally di

ted, but it can be broken.You were asked to go over for dinner, use every pos

he killed this gir

ed percent, all I need is proof

is was getting too much. She came to Texas to avo

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m the living room, "He

steps towards the door, openi

ith the smile she had been

her brother, beamed with surpris

n and found the ta

e kitchen, "Yunno at a point, I

Daniella said with

ght of Daniella in a smooth, flare skirt down to her thighs, a shirt tucked in it

th Andrew and Daniella having

target. She did not think she could betray such b

s. He was quiet, steady and focused on his food. He l

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is knowledge, trying to remember where sh

er house, th

ht sky, a dead horse, the shadow of a man with a knife?! Andrew's paintings were all so neg

med her, "What the... How dare you c

drew in a state she had neve

me looking for you then I saw y

you come into houses of rich people, they never seem to stay at a spot,

been that insulted in her life,

she managed to spit, "Yo

people said he was crazy. He pinned Daniella to the wall, a littl

ing Andrew. You can't just say a

he did to any other person who called him crazy. He was thinking

ed her aside, forcing a nail on the wall through his palm. To him, he was curtaining anger. Daniella gasped in fear and

g feet outside, as if someone was running away. Walking to the window, she looked out and fou

n his bed, bleeding, head in his hands. He glanced up and found his mother, "He came again mom, he came

m, she had seen him, "He

r frowned

to kill your son,

d him. He was not crazy. She went, sat beside him

ed him,"You are not crazy Andrew." At her words, for the first time in a long time

adn't she come before th

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ame him, what now?" Dani

get him to trust you. Get into his life and be so close he could di

my brother

aniella ended the call. She felt so two-faced. But it was to save a