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.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvqF6inhh9
Pressing five Greg waited a moment before a deep voice was heard on the other end of the line. “Hello, Greg?”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6cMACvxyN
“Hi, Frank…I mean Ian.” Greg said nervously.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRv3AbzUQw3
“How many times have I told you to call me Ian and not Frank?”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIB6j8fMQyz
“Sorry.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEEnaLcwWF
“Don’t let it happen again. Have they searched your place?”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7WexDBAug
“The detectives are there now.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEdZn17ooM
“Did you hide the box?”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwybtwVyQ0Q
“Yes, I did.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgVqx3Mz4g
“Good. You talked to the photographer?”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5h0jEipQm
“You mean Ben?”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2U44IgFBD
“Yes, of course.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpUsWJPQgk
“He called me earlier and the rest of the crew. They’re figuring out another plan.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFn9DABf1z9
“Okay. You need to…”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5zLDqCad2
Greg could hear arguing in the background.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBoYVG2Zfq
“Everyone back to your cells!” he heard someone yell.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInGi6v7mLM
“Greg I gotta go.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWpAsmMYoZ
“What should I do?”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ov0RFTVkq
“This call has ended.” Greg heard from an automated voice before the line went dead.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSJzJCB7PB
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.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4YynsLsVS
“Hey watch it!” Greg yelled looking up at the woman. 437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMhPSWzdq1
“I’m so sorry. I should have been paying more attention.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhbryu1tLM
“Yeah, you should have.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNAdMBFjNU
The woman smirked at Greg as she walked down the opposite side of the steps and stood a few feet away from him.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFMszPe1D9
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.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhU4kDMbelv
The woman shifted her eyes towards Greg before she said: “Look I said I was sorry.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7p8g7f1DK1
Greg watched her fiddle with the phone in her hand, glancing down at it from time to time.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyCcyd8S0H
“What are you doing out here it’s late?”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCl4rp57fqA
“It’s none of your business.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM93KSHgWiE
Greg stayed silent for a minute as he tried to figure out what to say next. “Are you waiting for someone?”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtXZoUJnuv
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.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9y34S0Zpj
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.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uXjefzhbb
The woman darted her eyes toward the ground. Before she could respond to him, Lucy and the other women walked out of the shop.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5X1lctrZqY
“Greg you could have waited inside it’s so chilly out here.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvYrv1zKSG
“Grandma it’s okay. I wanted some fresh air.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEF8UuhdWS
“I see you met Odilia,” Lucy said pointing to the woman who by this point had joined the rest of the group.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfrUnS7owr
“I thought you were going to that concert.” Odilia’s grandmother said.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlji8ecfsmy
“I’m waiting for my friend to answer me back.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5B7Xw5PT5e
“Greg, why don’t you take her?” Lucy said smiling at him.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWA4H1vnOJa
“Well, I…”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6iYgTaEFx
“He doesn’t have to. I’ll be all right.” Odilia said glancing at her phone once again.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0eBD5NBKR
“I insist. Greg is such a nice young man. Plus, I want great-grandchildren.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQXdwNs9N8
“Grandma!” Greg said widening his eyes before continuing, “How are you going to get home?” he said to Lucy.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DIPYT6VDW
“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.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kDJZiyRlq
“Ah okay. Is that okay with you Odilia?” Greg said trying to put on his best smile.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cQkz4rH9S
“Yeah, I guess,” Greg observed the hesitation in her eyes.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qFzbIdVE8
“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.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqEIZnY6Z6
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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.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPNNT0qvP3
“This is my stop,” Odilia said buttoning the top of her jacket. Stepping out of Greg’s car she continued, “Thanks again.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZnvl6XoGE
As she shut the car door and walked toward the venue Greg rushed out and ran up to her.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAbrqIhwEW
“Yeah?” she said turning around to face him.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7XxQmnzgH
“Would you like some company?”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjhTjhOzTG
“No, thanks.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGcDi65PpV
“You sure? Concerts are always fun with other people.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRULMxmRet
“Concerts are always full of people,” she said with a laugh.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZ2SUAdbB9
“It will be fun. A time you’ll never forget.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7DEhVj34B
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.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFuxhSS8VP
“I’ll get you home before then,” Greg said with a smile as he walked with Odilia into the crowd.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxymUBZYgf3
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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.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVp7zVHIPF
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.437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCSGpUy0SJ
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