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.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOEi68REi6
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Pressing five Greg waited a moment before a deep voice was heard on the other end of the line. “Hello, Greg?”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ye7AsLmJC
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“Hi, Frank…I mean Ian.” Greg said nervously.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSd59kYf5gJ
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“How many times have I told you to call me Ian and not Frank?”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHxbZEkRiC
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“Sorry.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoBbwbEhyn
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“Don’t let it happen again. Have they searched your place?”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqBZAWXP1e
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“The detectives are there now.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzV6KVK4M3
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“Did you hide the box?”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJsjVYuzf3
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“Yes, I did.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9uy94v6Tx
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“Good. You talked to the photographer?”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlt6hARckVZ
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“You mean Ben?”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDJRWEPre5
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“Yes, of course.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubfZKo3gvX
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“He called me earlier and the rest of the crew. They’re figuring out another plan.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQqT70KklG
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“Okay. You need to…”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKj3BgHrHV
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Greg could hear arguing in the background.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwc7MbSbf8H
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“Everyone back to your cells!” he heard someone yell.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVyDOGEy0Z
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“Greg I gotta go.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkJyolP5Mx
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“What should I do?”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jJ96V1hba
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“This call has ended.” Greg heard from an automated voice before the line went dead.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYo5w1UcFsd
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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.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHypgWK52x
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“Hey watch it!” Greg yelled looking up at the woman. 15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4QmdXifeu
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“I’m so sorry. I should have been paying more attention.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdSvJUpWAR
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“Yeah, you should have.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fzIFQEpWH
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The woman smirked at Greg as she walked down the opposite side of the steps and stood a few feet away from him.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzLOWZLeeZ
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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.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEcB9WvyS5
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The woman shifted her eyes towards Greg before she said: “Look I said I was sorry.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2l0L0QppN
Greg watched her fiddle with the phone in her hand, glancing down at it from time to time.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nmSbiRWx6
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“What are you doing out here it’s late?”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfK8RU4mtX
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“It’s none of your business.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrT0NUMNKbd
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Greg stayed silent for a minute as he tried to figure out what to say next. “Are you waiting for someone?”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiAUbLc2HK
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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.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8D0TMROQdh
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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.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFbPs5BgQN
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The woman darted her eyes toward the ground. Before she could respond to him, Lucy and the other women walked out of the shop.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡto64ihPvjx
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“Greg you could have waited inside it’s so chilly out here.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsafmW6bNk
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“Grandma it’s okay. I wanted some fresh air.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCZEssJ4Iz
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“I see you met Odilia,” Lucy said pointing to the woman who by this point had joined the rest of the group.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcXYgff6Lz
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“I thought you were going to that concert.” Odilia’s grandmother said.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD02OgpLnAy
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“I’m waiting for my friend to answer me back.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3bHHE9qIS
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“Greg, why don’t you take her?” Lucy said smiling at him.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0A5XyldNrY
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“Well, I…”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5ZpTfOECp
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“He doesn’t have to. I’ll be all right.” Odilia said glancing at her phone once again.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdktp1a3bBL
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“I insist. Greg is such a nice young man. Plus, I want great-grandchildren.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Bl9yTvMHX
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“Grandma!” Greg said widening his eyes before continuing, “How are you going to get home?” he said to Lucy.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK42KuW0jBD
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“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.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPXbeYmiaX
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“Ah okay. Is that okay with you Odilia?” Greg said trying to put on his best smile.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ezpo7jTT1
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“Yeah, I guess,” Greg observed the hesitation in her eyes.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRE6UpAQpTr
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“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.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ch0OvYbN9
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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.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxoIrNjicc
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“This is my stop,” Odilia said buttoning the top of her jacket. Stepping out of Greg’s car she continued, “Thanks again.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfP1fExePl
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As she shut the car door and walked toward the venue Greg rushed out and ran up to her.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYcLGuyv5e
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“Yeah?” she said turning around to face him.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHMDqerJwD
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“Would you like some company?”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhTMj8qQmg
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“No, thanks.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKeovUS4qX
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“You sure? Concerts are always fun with other people.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGF5j6jLPQ
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“Concerts are always full of people,” she said with a laugh.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoM7hyqqZhM
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“It will be fun. A time you’ll never forget.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsxtR2oJ7P
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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.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpvmvPsOAi
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“I’ll get you home before then,” Greg said with a smile as he walked with Odilia into the crowd.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZ5MgEdHDu
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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.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeB5B6U4Uu
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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.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzuslL6zsJ
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and then Add to home screen.