For What It's Worth

ther and father had just disappeared into the detached bungalow adjacent to the garage. Running a hand lightly through his ruffled hair

e of sight was a temptation, that was not far from the truth still. Marcelo was aware of his effect on the poor maid, the other female serv

u change the bed

ere

ny bird that perches close enough....air my shirts after pressing them you didn't do that the last time....polish the black loafers as well, the

pite wearing a serene expression his voice was dispassionate

you said perfectly" she repli

bring it upstairs" the maid nodded and walked briskly out of th

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lood on the rough concrete floor, a wooden table on which the different weapons of torture were arranged according to their sizes and a rather small metal chair

he would blink weakly to swat it off, the pain spreading across his face. His labored breathing was the only sounds t

tween his palm he threw a blinding punch across the bloodied mass of flesh, wiped the back of h

ut into consideration, rules that must be made, unbending ones, principles to be upheld: loyalty, trust, honesty

crouching beside him, he slipped his hand between his greasy palm,

still maintained the impatien

ll find him if you choose to die with his identity unre

ockingly as he looked away. Infuriated but still keeping his calm, Rodriguez pat

your duty, that's why I assigned you to train my son

e silence, settling on one. He drew in a sharp breath and swiveled, approa

t" and to the tall brawny man at the door wit

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s that were jam-packed in her PC, most of the emails were from Quora; information on psychology, beauty tips and the usual junk that follows. Only five emails had addresses from colleges she had applied to seeking

thoughts, without looking in its dir

me

and held the d

lied to?", he asked as he plopped down on

arly, but now my system's slow and I think it's the many notifications" she stole a

ever stop?" She was as

think so" he chuckled before adding as an afterthought," you shoul

te" she replied w

ities never existed in Noah's world, he was sweet or annoying, mischievous or not, angry or happy. While growing up, Noah found immense joy

n up to the porch drenched in her ankle length magenta satin gown, gr

tly through the gap where her

she slipped in" he said obviously pleased as thou

e lifted my head off my pil

va had no reply to that so she remained quiet sulking as she watched him wallow in his victory once again, on other occasions she would