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.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIBaV8eXAE
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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?”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VY6NyTiTH
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“Hi, Frank…I mean Ian.” Greg said nervously.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6xT7ITbSF
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“How many times have I told you to call me Ian and not Frank?”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHo3Rjc6hN
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“Sorry.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkJIrxhkPa
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“Don’t let it happen again. Have they searched your place?”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ggAaoi3za
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“The detectives are there now.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2S86JrjPJ
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“Did you hide the box?”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7A3QiunAPd
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“Yes, I did.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRu1rEpJIZ
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“Good. You talked to the photographer?”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUs1MA7w2rm
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“You mean Ben?”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyWPoejMO9
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“Yes, of course.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZz1tAs80cQ
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“He called me earlier and the rest of the crew. They’re figuring out another plan.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7i0US8rVA
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“Okay. You need to…”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNG8JvxYPjN
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Greg could hear arguing in the background.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjmZNXsVXF
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“Everyone back to your cells!” he heard someone yell.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXN4YHX68S
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“Greg I gotta go.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWzPF5mEUG
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“What should I do?”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTZOSMLlIJ
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“This call has ended.” Greg heard from an automated voice before the line went dead.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uGNzEvwLE
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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.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsAZhg4EUZ
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“Hey watch it!” Greg yelled looking up at the woman. 23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmSjaL6W6O
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“I’m so sorry. I should have been paying more attention.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6imUR0poL
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“Yeah, you should have.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OeENwUSaP
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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.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvbKPlvVhC
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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.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXJ2jDUj3j
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The woman shifted her eyes towards Greg before she said: “Look I said I was sorry.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ577kMVQGO0
Greg watched her fiddle with the phone in her hand, glancing down at it from time to time.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGvHrk3Xgl
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“What are you doing out here it’s late?”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0ii3BWXVZ
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“It’s none of your business.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg17olTkbz8
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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?”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6PINg3Qdj
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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.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMku5n61k2
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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.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1B38Zp1jBB
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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.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNHhwvxzmK
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“Greg you could have waited inside it’s so chilly out here.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyxd2DA9FV
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“Grandma it’s okay. I wanted some fresh air.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGwePwEQQf
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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.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsi39zzF791
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“I thought you were going to that concert.” Odilia’s grandmother said.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3zpgC3RLI
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“I’m waiting for my friend to answer me back.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXpkbeQP4H
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“Greg, why don’t you take her?” Lucy said smiling at him.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xZ8HzImGR
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“Well, I…”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyVYYbA13m
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“He doesn’t have to. I’ll be all right.” Odilia said glancing at her phone once again.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRj9bvo2lt
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“I insist. Greg is such a nice young man. Plus, I want great-grandchildren.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJq0IzHii3Y
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“Grandma!” Greg said widening his eyes before continuing, “How are you going to get home?” he said to Lucy.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarx5qvh0xk
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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.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnicHrncPpy
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“Ah okay. Is that okay with you Odilia?” Greg said trying to put on his best smile.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9ZiRz0aR4
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“Yeah, I guess,” Greg observed the hesitation in her eyes.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81wF6WbnXI
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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.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIk0U2sifiI
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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.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2fuHmrTJo
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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.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsJCnL5G1n
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As she shut the car door and walked toward the venue Greg rushed out and ran up to her.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPYfCSYYNS
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“Yeah?” she said turning around to face him.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLUrgBNHvx
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“Would you like some company?”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ670QJoCP5D
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“No, thanks.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtsbJ54I3R
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“You sure? Concerts are always fun with other people.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgDuIU6wBB
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“Concerts are always full of people,” she said with a laugh.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4II5ystahz
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“It will be fun. A time you’ll never forget.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNu2gGLlLup
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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.”23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4GgzoaFVM
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“I’ll get you home before then,” Greg said with a smile as he walked with Odilia into the crowd.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZuZ43sydK
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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.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3juJA37KJ2
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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.23Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw021075sFi
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and then Add to home screen.