Mr. Mauve

I never tried to

ny. But Delilah was

eamed while crying

room and confessed that yo

ened me and tri

eclined. “I

pped wh

n muzzle onto

ic

ng sound as Sonny

wn

t lie to me, bast

really

THE FU

o matter what he sa

a driver

ing which isn’t you

down at Red and added,

t isn’t your

dex finger onto the

e shouted, “That

looked at

er do that!”

oked at his one and

t now, he was tr

” Sonny paused to l

continued, “…t

d that he peed on hi

want to s

-asked a maid,” Al

who called Red

rned bright red.

vowed to kill t

Delilah uttered, gr

! He’s telling a lie just

olutely take his wi

ad

maids,” So

d the maids an

,” one of the maid

ed at Delilah and sa

truth, then she kno

ne

her eyes and decid

tea

inside M-Madam’s ro

outing and asking him to

the madam won’t let him

him money to p

wed the bank chequ

’s room and ga

0,0

ount that Red need

bt

needed; Sonny aim

tonight. T

, Red stared at his

he bent down and k

nothing to do wi

e th

that once I find the

you tell them

sened eye

an that his fam

do. The only one wh

frie

at Alfredo told

reha

y Alfredo kept on

ide. But it was to

spare your family.

ng your crime?

mly as he curled his

th closed as if this was

otect his wi

oing? Tell the truth

do sh

ws how to bark,” So

fredo instead and pull

ng

iercing shot reso

i

loud while holding

red

friend wriggling in

pe

n back at Red and

arted to Sonny. If

lfredo w

o this to h

family, so he ha

me!” Red shouted;

ne

cingly as he saw R

sked. “If I pull th

like that. Do you think t

fe

his hand and grab

while his foot ste

d in pain as he gla

a painless death,

gar

tary gave som

le scene before him

t in Sonn

at? A drug?

tightly, he showed

nd gri

Without this, you

ere will be no corpse

in

curious why there

mansion. Finally, he fig

e it came from and what it

w t

e. Red delivered hun

this drug, and now

t your family in th

rcefully put the dru

mff

down. Others cove

o spit out the dru

and his son

on’t be able to

punishment,’ Red

melted on

, he would vanish fr

t is his punishment for d

ke of

ed his system, Red

ct in his body. He saw the

ng his

pping further and f

xicating calmness rushed

ou

ud

d his name fr

! Re

ned hi

who were watching

nfu

ned his family and

sel

ly accused him of

o

id who

o dragged

Sonny, who hired

who’s lying on th

oo

hot flames. His th

strength left and all he w

es

t want

t, Red accepted

to h

t, he lay down on t

night

wife’s smile, his

he would make

m so

rds, Red apologized

sband, and for being

at he couldn’t ful

u married a worthl

ed to hi

n’t the kind of fa

iends,’ he apolo

eyes, he recalled

ver

o save him, he made

end, Red believes that

ears and slowly l

pped br

sed mo

thinks he

ey were