Romantic Truth and Lies

he was expecting me. I haven't been here in a while, but I'm sure he's heard about the debt my father owes.

t pervades the air here. People come here not to be greedy, but because they have no choice but

e it on the counter. Jim picks it up without sayi

ke I did earlier. He examines the surface for scratches or signs of d

alue of this watch if I found it on the street. But after meeting Enzo, I know he'd only wear the genu

im, not knowing exactly how much it cost him,

ze as he lets the watch lie flat

g of this monetary worth. I know he's a fair man, but I also know I

afford

The next pawn shop owner may not be so considerate. I may be required

eminds me far too much of the

I'll need to feed my father and myself for a month. The amou

urpose: to give me one more day

fish. I'm not going to

housand,

lot of money for a

sell it for more than ten grand. You could easily sell a forge

salesman, but I'm not g

ten because it's a good investment for you that you can easily make a couple grand off of and

it feels good to have it in my hands. But I can't seem to get rid of my desire for the watch. From a

ffer, se

ollars more. But I'm not going to use it for food, clothing, o

ea

g hand, which he still has on my wrist. He le

t ready to say goodbye to Enzo. Neither of them were ever mine to begin with. However, there was some

is doomed to repeat itself over and over. I have no pr

pecially when they realize how much mone

r?" says th

was looking for me. Somehow, I know that a single night with Enzo would have prov

r?" says th

back and mee

llingly slip from my grasp. It slips through my fingers hesitantl

my eyes well up with regret. As he closes the lid away from me, the g

nt cash or

ty of what I need to do, I take

as

I'll say. He takes the money from h

't want anything to happen to on