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.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGDZzO3DnV
Pressing five Greg waited a moment before a deep voice was heard on the other end of the line. “Hello, Greg?”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BzAqk4ZYd
“Hi, Frank…I mean Ian.” Greg said nervously.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4U99cteeJ
“How many times have I told you to call me Ian and not Frank?”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0Q9wld6kP
“Sorry.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzG8wkwdSze
“Don’t let it happen again. Have they searched your place?”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvoxd1Di7Q
“The detectives are there now.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ywwUVYEyd
“Did you hide the box?”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9gEJlXTnq
“Yes, I did.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSp974vY49
“Good. You talked to the photographer?”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCapMUECZPr
“You mean Ben?”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMXxi1NspT
“Yes, of course.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAb0ksZ4SYG
“He called me earlier and the rest of the crew. They’re figuring out another plan.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTYV7vEiRT
“Okay. You need to…”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAFgGr37oh
Greg could hear arguing in the background.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5cJUJPKnW
“Everyone back to your cells!” he heard someone yell.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSqbjYaGeu
“Greg I gotta go.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLwnkn5e3b
“What should I do?”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qJK50UiZe
“This call has ended.” Greg heard from an automated voice before the line went dead.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJv6HO1fHE
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.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92MxqzJ5Qt
“Hey watch it!” Greg yelled looking up at the woman. 432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuMsfy1Liv
“I’m so sorry. I should have been paying more attention.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9Vnp9MbWn
“Yeah, you should have.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHUtxRHFbD
The woman smirked at Greg as she walked down the opposite side of the steps and stood a few feet away from him.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32MtTZs9ru
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.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoflJhneVVy
The woman shifted her eyes towards Greg before she said: “Look I said I was sorry.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNn3Av8YnB
Greg watched her fiddle with the phone in her hand, glancing down at it from time to time.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xZcM7cusZ
“What are you doing out here it’s late?”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3AXa5raIR
“It’s none of your business.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2O3Cp49AOq
Greg stayed silent for a minute as he tried to figure out what to say next. “Are you waiting for someone?”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2KkZ0t0NI
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.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwqPimIxzv
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.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp77dFHpit9
The woman darted her eyes toward the ground. Before she could respond to him, Lucy and the other women walked out of the shop.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnCyYLBkyG
“Greg you could have waited inside it’s so chilly out here.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSd9VfPEp1r
“Grandma it’s okay. I wanted some fresh air.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixSW11ZnRW
“I see you met Odilia,” Lucy said pointing to the woman who by this point had joined the rest of the group.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgp9kBsSG5b
“I thought you were going to that concert.” Odilia’s grandmother said.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRMClqqyEf
“I’m waiting for my friend to answer me back.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqxDBYOCiJ
“Greg, why don’t you take her?” Lucy said smiling at him.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMP9FCux3fA
“Well, I…”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnltS6zw6o
“He doesn’t have to. I’ll be all right.” Odilia said glancing at her phone once again.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9snOgqAsv
“I insist. Greg is such a nice young man. Plus, I want great-grandchildren.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQqEaidurg
“Grandma!” Greg said widening his eyes before continuing, “How are you going to get home?” he said to Lucy.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzgx4mAppP
“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.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMu8d9LclfA
“Ah okay. Is that okay with you Odilia?” Greg said trying to put on his best smile.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEWyPB8eaV
“Yeah, I guess,” Greg observed the hesitation in her eyes.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmUYVD3Ofm
“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.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9gGnexgOe
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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.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIfmKAcRcb
“This is my stop,” Odilia said buttoning the top of her jacket. Stepping out of Greg’s car she continued, “Thanks again.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffhdrT2inn
As she shut the car door and walked toward the venue Greg rushed out and ran up to her.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tbglendZz
“Yeah?” she said turning around to face him.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PRw4PdcEW
“Would you like some company?”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSYrDyufb7
“No, thanks.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEhhLmaBv6
“You sure? Concerts are always fun with other people.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqOOzTQ1YY
“Concerts are always full of people,” she said with a laugh.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGa4y9eQAD
“It will be fun. A time you’ll never forget.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbCCK63rAG
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.”432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobDnr2JhT0
“I’ll get you home before then,” Greg said with a smile as he walked with Odilia into the crowd.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhr0mZpReL
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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.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxxxOLs7dg
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.432Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTyOyMPVwN
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