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I’ve got to find a way to fix this, get her to not like o She seemed way less intense the couple of tiain, I should have known she ht have a crazy button in her Her father is the least sane uy out into an alleyway and peeled off his finger and toenails with pliers After he was finished, he plunged the tool into the guy’s eye, all because the guy buhly The stories I’ve heard are worse--ce another on fire

I’ve never been one for violence, even though it has surroundedwith Ben and even with my father While I was in juvenile detention and had to learn to fight ht froet slance around for a black Cadillac before I hop in ot nervous It is the same car Stale drives, and I was--still am--worried he decided to be stupid and show up at h stupidity isn’t really his MO But he’s been really concerned with checking up on me lately, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he did show up in Larah That had s to Elder me for some reason? They do drive similar cars

If it is Elder that would give ht It’s part of living a double life, part of living a dangerous double life Fear is always around every corner

I break several traffic laws tolate and drawing attention to myself The bar resides in the center of town between a lot of stores, clubs, and other bars On weekends, the sidewalks around it are covered with college students bar hopping Right now, the area is fairly quiet except for the sound ofthe ground as I cross the parking lot on ht above the door beams down on me as I knock After a ain, louder this time I hear a click, and then the door cracks open

"Nah the cracked door at me

I hammer my fist on the door Wenley does this every time He knoho I am, knows I can’t speak He thinks it’s humorous when he asks my name and I can’t respond

"I need your name; otherwise, I can’t let you in," he says with a sainst the crack of the door

Wenley is a gangly guy about half , only hired by Elderman because he’s Marellie’s nephew I could kick his ass, but then I’d have to pay the consequences

I easily shove the door open, and Wenley trips back I squeezehis curses The door leads to a hallway that stretches to the front area of the building that opens up into a rooital clock on the wall changes to eleven

Right on tiular table in the middle of the rooars, drinking scotch and whiskey, and chatting about the strip club they just left Doc hasn’t arrived yet, so I can’t communicate with any of them

Doc is one of the few n He usually translates forwith Elderetting into the crowd Fortunately, Doc was there, and Elder

"It h the speakerphone Doc had given lad to havehe learns will die with hi tortured by one of our ene out that I could write everything I learned down I’d si trafficking where my life and morals are questioned daily

"I heard a ru holey jeans and a stained red shirt sits down beside s, and he towers overhi about But I’ of that daain

Heto a uy Well, if you look past the fact that he’s one of the "clean up"he disposes bodies whenever there’s an incident

I lean forward in nal to hi out with Marellie’s daughter"

My expression immediately drops What the fuck did Haven do, run to her car and call her dad to tell him about our "date" on Saturday?

I search the room for a pen and paper and spot aback in my chair, I snatch them up

Who told you that? I write across the napkin

"Marellie" He sounds and looks like he feels sorry for me