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.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvURd1P0G7
Pressing five Greg waited a moment before a deep voice was heard on the other end of the line. “Hello, Greg?”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7PNhbTQZA
“Hi, Frank…I mean Ian.” Greg said nervously.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWV6yClnTnO
“How many times have I told you to call me Ian and not Frank?”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4BOr8Lf5k
“Sorry.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoRf61qSaJ
“Don’t let it happen again. Have they searched your place?”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBFOOQVTVE
“The detectives are there now.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡap8AT5d1Vo
“Did you hide the box?”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiAzoE6wu4
“Yes, I did.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqLXyFrYrh
“Good. You talked to the photographer?”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5S3meOfP9R
“You mean Ben?”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpXWYayjlF
“Yes, of course.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDee1eT0rK
“He called me earlier and the rest of the crew. They’re figuring out another plan.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKwE4eZgdm
“Okay. You need to…”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28tpyBjlOy
Greg could hear arguing in the background.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4pZXqr83t
“Everyone back to your cells!” he heard someone yell.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxx15x4jk8g
“Greg I gotta go.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MZ467fEvU
“What should I do?”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsQAxS4VRX
“This call has ended.” Greg heard from an automated voice before the line went dead.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiQy9FAWzD
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.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyPA517BYn
“Hey watch it!” Greg yelled looking up at the woman. 431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1HLQh9OQB
“I’m so sorry. I should have been paying more attention.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCd632kqmdO
“Yeah, you should have.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvGyQqGdXa
The woman smirked at Greg as she walked down the opposite side of the steps and stood a few feet away from him.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6qaHPNnXG
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.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVvO4j6FcR
The woman shifted her eyes towards Greg before she said: “Look I said I was sorry.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZ6TQzIhS9
Greg watched her fiddle with the phone in her hand, glancing down at it from time to time.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8mEbwmWrh
“What are you doing out here it’s late?”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT42tpNO7wZ
“It’s none of your business.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHLK3aXAYD
Greg stayed silent for a minute as he tried to figure out what to say next. “Are you waiting for someone?”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKHp7l9CHY
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.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowsnHfHsEF
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.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCaTeZUWTh
The woman darted her eyes toward the ground. Before she could respond to him, Lucy and the other women walked out of the shop.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBTpEfnz6J
“Greg you could have waited inside it’s so chilly out here.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNasC8Gjh5P
“Grandma it’s okay. I wanted some fresh air.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2rCGY2vC7
“I see you met Odilia,” Lucy said pointing to the woman who by this point had joined the rest of the group.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPg7TqF4EHV
“I thought you were going to that concert.” Odilia’s grandmother said.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eg3SGYoZd
“I’m waiting for my friend to answer me back.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQB6OWQvowA
“Greg, why don’t you take her?” Lucy said smiling at him.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50ZhuO5Jmz
“Well, I…”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZITmmVEfOh
“He doesn’t have to. I’ll be all right.” Odilia said glancing at her phone once again.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTQaCRD5qY
“I insist. Greg is such a nice young man. Plus, I want great-grandchildren.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgu44ItC8eq
“Grandma!” Greg said widening his eyes before continuing, “How are you going to get home?” he said to Lucy.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvHBv9FHOT
“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.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQL27gxg7X
“Ah okay. Is that okay with you Odilia?” Greg said trying to put on his best smile.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTkhlzSDsr
“Yeah, I guess,” Greg observed the hesitation in her eyes.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQeiKE3y29
“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.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUg3GEhzY97
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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.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRk4n2hevhP
“This is my stop,” Odilia said buttoning the top of her jacket. Stepping out of Greg’s car she continued, “Thanks again.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDwm2purLN
As she shut the car door and walked toward the venue Greg rushed out and ran up to her.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrPyqSGFjd
“Yeah?” she said turning around to face him.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDUiEnUlj3
“Would you like some company?”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzMsgIjaMT
“No, thanks.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVVIpArwmS
“You sure? Concerts are always fun with other people.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6RwLVQZAH
“Concerts are always full of people,” she said with a laugh.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauMdfw4683
“It will be fun. A time you’ll never forget.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZ9o97ALSN
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.”431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLhJGhs3f2
“I’ll get you home before then,” Greg said with a smile as he walked with Odilia into the crowd.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡut01c6xJEa
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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.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Rejdec0NF
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.431Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3f76wcs11e
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