For What It's Worth

At a safe distance from the jagged ends of the cliff, a black sedan roared to a stop. Very briskly, two hefty men alighted, opened the trunk and heaved a body

the same feeling of dying minute callousness and the desire to catch a glimpse of the satisfying smile that spread across his father's face, which drove his finger to pull the trigger. But this one felt different,

n unsolicited advice. Maybe that explained why he felt different when he was picked as his killer, it just was not

distracted his thoughts,"brother" he ad

Marcelo's face "you mistake my silent ap

he question was

onvinced that he had Marcelo's undivided attention despite the bland expression h

sked straightening to his full length w

portant. What we should care about as of now is how to

rcelo threw a glance in his direction

l was quick to inquire, his shoulders sud

rest too, Goodnight brother". Russell watched the retreating figure vanish beside the bend in the lobby. Switching off the beds

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w and then Ava would wave in recognition at a passerby as she jogged on the side walk in her pair of white soled sneakers, red matching sport outfits and an empty water bot

t only be Christmas this year in San Francisco" Jocelyn started, her

r headphones before responding, "That's

a larger family reunion this year because Aunt Kylie is flying in from Spain with her family and might spend the Christmas here. To be frank,

with the bottle of brown hair dye they purchased that afternoon. The shock on Aunt's Kylie's pudgy face as she bit on the piece of cake, the desperate attempts of Jo

were just kids back then but you k

sarcasm in her tone, "a glutton of course, no one would di

r of her father's demand for her presence, to which she obliged after washing up and changing into a fluffy creamy turtle necked sweater and a pair of heel length brown pants. She met him seated by his medium sized mahogany reading desk facing the east window with only a reading lamp at the centre and his glasses