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“Stop walking ho to yell but with her raging hangover she’s failing miserably

“I’m fine I’m always fine”

Tracey doesn’t know about last night, what I saw She doesn’t need to know If she did, she’d force me toit was only a dream Maybe it was, and I won’t have to think about it I waited upfor sirens, but none came After I’d calmed down, I peeked out n that so

“Don’t do it again”

I laugh as I look through ain, just to be sure

“I had this dreaht Did you hear of anyfound?” I ask Tracey

“No, the last body was over a ? Ohhome by yourself”

“I didn’t I was just wondering,” I lie

“Okay, at least start catching a cab Or Uber Da!”

“Maybe,” I tell her honestly Maybe on those nights where the streets are too quiet and I can hear e you can’t afford to be picky, you do what you have to do to survive And forto and from work

“I’ll see you toht?”

We say our goodbyes, and I sit up inabout at the restaurants and the shops are all open Grabbing rabthe saht,hold of the building Even with the sun shining, my heart still pumps hard I turn down the side street where I heard the noise—there’s nothing there, it’s like nothing happened I expect to see blood, some evidence Maybe even a roped-off area