Greg took another puff of his cigarette and looked up at the clouded Philadelphia sky. His grandmother was inside the yarn store. Knitting with her friends and talking about who knows what. He needed to find a way to talk to Frank, he always had the answers to everything. As if on cue Greg’s phone rang and he answered, “…please press five to accept this call.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBr7Sd5H8D
Pressing five Greg waited a moment before a deep voice was heard on the other end of the line. “Hello, Greg?”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirTSeK4z0E
“Hi, Frank…I mean Ian.” Greg said nervously.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMCpFSNYQE
“How many times have I told you to call me Ian and not Frank?”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJ6y6HHSNm
“Sorry.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD83HG7xrji
“Don’t let it happen again. Have they searched your place?”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeUJ52Rjci
“The detectives are there now.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlhKP3sln7
“Did you hide the box?”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCFjH5HLsn
“Yes, I did.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiM7W2jP8in
“Good. You talked to the photographer?”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfyTQAneSM
“You mean Ben?”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfp1ajvHIrI
“Yes, of course.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRPJdGxdVn
“He called me earlier and the rest of the crew. They’re figuring out another plan.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL14Kc0Vca8
“Okay. You need to…”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP75uJ7yX7i
Greg could hear arguing in the background.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelbM11qkqp
“Everyone back to your cells!” he heard someone yell.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNe3UB64JU
“Greg I gotta go.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWQmHJvjSb
“What should I do?”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TtWziE89y
“This call has ended.” Greg heard from an automated voice before the line went dead.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK84yUdf55k
He put the phone back in his pocket and sat on the steps outside of the yarn store. A woman who looked in her early thirties opened the door and stepped out of the shop. She wore a pair of light gray crocheted mittens and a knitted sea blue colored beanie. Walking down the steps, she bumped into Greg’s back with her foot.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSLU7CMTmn
“Hey watch it!” Greg yelled looking up at the woman. 435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsy6nWZytO
“I’m so sorry. I should have been paying more attention.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZbzLT6kRN
“Yeah, you should have.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOAeL3O6I7
The woman smirked at Greg as she walked down the opposite side of the steps and stood a few feet away from him.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13PoChxcLB
Greg couldn’t help but look at the woman and admired her beauty. He wanted her. No, he needed her. Greg smoothed out his jacket before calling out to the woman, “Hey.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JllJS54xo
The woman shifted her eyes towards Greg before she said: “Look I said I was sorry.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxjP5xJn8E
Greg watched her fiddle with the phone in her hand, glancing down at it from time to time.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHhSaxlUS9
“What are you doing out here it’s late?”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHfwFWBLgc
“It’s none of your business.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmwTGMpKSY
Greg stayed silent for a minute as he tried to figure out what to say next. “Are you waiting for someone?”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmLWec5PdT
The woman frowned and stepped a little closer to where Greg was still sitting and said "My friend is picking me up. There’s an outdoor concert a few blocks away, but she hasn’t responded.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1C3bJ7sNhF
Greg looked at his watch which lit up against the night sky. His grandmother was almost done with her group. Suddenly, oh so suddenly an idea popped into his head. So daring and it wasn’t something he’d done before, but it was finally time to get something he wanted. “Well, my grandmother is almost done with her yarn group and I could take you there if you’d like.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHb6MQSh1TI
The woman darted her eyes toward the ground. Before she could respond to him, Lucy and the other women walked out of the shop.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZtDs3oLun
“Greg you could have waited inside it’s so chilly out here.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs07SmjmQXI
“Grandma it’s okay. I wanted some fresh air.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdB4RL0tlBR
“I see you met Odilia,” Lucy said pointing to the woman who by this point had joined the rest of the group.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9LBeqbWx4
“I thought you were going to that concert.” Odilia’s grandmother said.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rbWJUZVm7
“I’m waiting for my friend to answer me back.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8b5jkCMGK2
“Greg, why don’t you take her?” Lucy said smiling at him.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEf52vExRW1
“Well, I…”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0v26fGIlh
“He doesn’t have to. I’ll be all right.” Odilia said glancing at her phone once again.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzicXUNYj6w
“I insist. Greg is such a nice young man. Plus, I want great-grandchildren.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZz3TBLl0D5
“Grandma!” Greg said widening his eyes before continuing, “How are you going to get home?” he said to Lucy.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9A7hMqO8r
“I’m going over to Odilia’s grandmother’s house. She has some nice yarn I could have. Plus, we were in the middle of a good conversation.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPv68Fn3tzg
“Ah okay. Is that okay with you Odilia?” Greg said trying to put on his best smile.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6XWQ4uffQ
“Yeah, I guess,” Greg observed the hesitation in her eyes.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKtKES8YfE
“Don’t worry I won’t bite.” Greg gave Lucy a hug before leading Odilia to his car. As he drove toward the concert he couldn't wait to see what the night would bring.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKRiSc2kJK
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The bright lights of the outdoor stage lit up the night as Greg parked his car near the back of the concert.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKJ6gV0GKK
“This is my stop,” Odilia said buttoning the top of her jacket. Stepping out of Greg’s car she continued, “Thanks again.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1xUcnBgIl
As she shut the car door and walked toward the venue Greg rushed out and ran up to her.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcNVVpfKKU
“Yeah?” she said turning around to face him.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUceHcW4dH9
“Would you like some company?”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHC7IDHpHtG
“No, thanks.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPIAZWymln
“You sure? Concerts are always fun with other people.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwZebtUKtH
“Concerts are always full of people,” she said with a laugh.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCoziOIeUp
“It will be fun. A time you’ll never forget.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkBzLcBsvT
Greg could almost see the wheels spinning in Odilia’s head. She looked up at him with a soft smile and said “I guess. I need to get home by midnight. I have a busy day tomorrow.”435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuwZCPJWAn
“I’ll get you home before then,” Greg said with a smile as he walked with Odilia into the crowd.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5FQIz7vXr
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The music pulsed in Greg’s ears as he hit Odilia once more. He saw her chest slowly rise and fall. Pieces of her clothes were in a small pile near her body. He looked around and saw a beige burlap fabric laying on the ground. It probably covered some tech equipment at some point in the night. Greg covered Odilia’s body, and he casually walked away.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MdwhdwYW1
Returning to his car he drove back to his apartment. His hands created red marks on the steering wheel as he smiled. Happy to know he finally got what he wanted and he couldn’t wait for more.435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4GSfdfyH5
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