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It’s a never-ending cycle and there’s never a winner Not for long

“Please” The h my shield “Please, I just need onein to sorand on the inheritance”

“Bullshit,” I say, opening one of the kitchen drawers Selecting a knife froht mind would leave you a cent”

“Oh, come on Please” He starts to cry in earnest, the acrid aro ot that boat out front You could ask Frank to hold it until I coe”

“That’s a nice offer But that boat isn’t worth dick and neither are you” I flip the knife over inthe numbness steal overelse When God , this is what he had ina lot of men see before they draw their last breath and it’s all I’ll ever be “If Frank startedexceptions, he’d lose respect in the parish and you damn well know it Time to pay up the only way you can”

“Take uard his face

My knife stops in the h the air in a doard arc

“She’s in the baseive back the money I’ll have it in a week I swear to God Would I sacrifice ?”

Daughter

In the basement

I wasn’t aware this man had any family This information is only a distraction and I should continue withover a job, the violence starts to eat at me Get it over with