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.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXFT49HkQ0
Pressing five Greg waited a moment before a deep voice was heard on the other end of the line. “Hello, Greg?”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88VKHQKGIy
“Hi, Frank…I mean Ian.” Greg said nervously.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcH145Zuron
“How many times have I told you to call me Ian and not Frank?”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdtq1eQufc
“Sorry.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhr0s6STWwE
“Don’t let it happen again. Have they searched your place?”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76I1YAIOT5
“The detectives are there now.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIK0bODKgwN
“Did you hide the box?”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhx55m6Jhw
“Yes, I did.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOUaGIU690
“Good. You talked to the photographer?”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDAvcHTFza
“You mean Ben?”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfb8zgUlXG
“Yes, of course.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4G86GrJlL
“He called me earlier and the rest of the crew. They’re figuring out another plan.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVurNmh8m5
“Okay. You need to…”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxzNA3A6Eh
Greg could hear arguing in the background.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvHeEAZMAd
“Everyone back to your cells!” he heard someone yell.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7zSGk14Rj
“Greg I gotta go.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKbxXZ1tLF
“What should I do?”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRIuO04zJb
“This call has ended.” Greg heard from an automated voice before the line went dead.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIhqucfllr
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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJ3dWjhDTZ
“Hey watch it!” Greg yelled looking up at the woman. 438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIa3dVQ5qP1
“I’m so sorry. I should have been paying more attention.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0BjEGELCv
“Yeah, you should have.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiv33YXOS5o
The woman smirked at Greg as she walked down the opposite side of the steps and stood a few feet away from him.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVtk6umDGa
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.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOAoImJHck
The woman shifted her eyes towards Greg before she said: “Look I said I was sorry.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCHjjANlwV
Greg watched her fiddle with the phone in her hand, glancing down at it from time to time.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFVxfQU4oC
“What are you doing out here it’s late?”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cEpFrnupN
“It’s none of your business.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1WWsw2sNa
Greg stayed silent for a minute as he tried to figure out what to say next. “Are you waiting for someone?”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2u4z50vpj4
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.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsZ6CS6m9Y
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.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqWF5iAUgE
The woman darted her eyes toward the ground. Before she could respond to him, Lucy and the other women walked out of the shop.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqyxpEkxme
“Greg you could have waited inside it’s so chilly out here.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsw9twSRXIO
“Grandma it’s okay. I wanted some fresh air.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXDhxgSqZY
“I see you met Odilia,” Lucy said pointing to the woman who by this point had joined the rest of the group.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfI4SYi3xT8
“I thought you were going to that concert.” Odilia’s grandmother said.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrRPWwgZCu
“I’m waiting for my friend to answer me back.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbODDWybQi
“Greg, why don’t you take her?” Lucy said smiling at him.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0TB6B40zu
“Well, I…”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxsxYcJOwe
“He doesn’t have to. I’ll be all right.” Odilia said glancing at her phone once again.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Yz3t5K9a2
“I insist. Greg is such a nice young man. Plus, I want great-grandchildren.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvNmAASwGf
“Grandma!” Greg said widening his eyes before continuing, “How are you going to get home?” he said to Lucy.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPTZiRRUXc
“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.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilneWHlbLY
“Ah okay. Is that okay with you Odilia?” Greg said trying to put on his best smile.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsBfjzNeUN
“Yeah, I guess,” Greg observed the hesitation in her eyes.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsQpkTIeIK
“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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ktqqm5RJQ
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2n7qRXUC3F
“This is my stop,” Odilia said buttoning the top of her jacket. Stepping out of Greg’s car she continued, “Thanks again.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapDJFrzswi
As she shut the car door and walked toward the venue Greg rushed out and ran up to her.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIadOrA11Q7
“Yeah?” she said turning around to face him.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsPmTLyKr0
“Would you like some company?”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPPONcyP0D
“No, thanks.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvFyionDLm
“You sure? Concerts are always fun with other people.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0p1ruHDhZ
“Concerts are always full of people,” she said with a laugh.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGvLvLo8Q4
“It will be fun. A time you’ll never forget.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvqkhqrbFL
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.”438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfVeLzucNi
“I’ll get you home before then,” Greg said with a smile as he walked with Odilia into the crowd.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BrbiFeO4k
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYwmoKQcpw
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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPS1VtjO6hQ
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