onger than usual. The image of the dr

wasn't enough to even tell me who the f**k the man was. But somehow... It was the only th

walked. Why did the camera have to stop

the apartment building

couch the moment she saw me. She had been waiting. "There you a

ent before shaking my hea

ession faded. "W

The manager remembered me drinking at the bar, but

ootage." I sighed. "

at me. "You

he same one I remember. A man got out, but it was too

u have

stomach. "Nothing useful. Just enough to know so

over and sa

nudged my

ring you. But maybe..." She hesitated. "...maybe

to worry about... mark really out did me... I" I

while smiling. Which earned a confused look from

nny?" I reall

I worked in suffered a fire catastrophe last t

because clearly we're both currently jobless,

on her face, which was bec

d that all staffs should move to the other branch in LA... and there's also job

. "Really? That's... that's

l you before mark's dynamic. This means, y

at I can afford plane tickets right now and I

go, I can work here in San Diego... bes

ff, "Come on Aven, what are friend

from you and besides, I

ould be worried about him. And besides..." She trailed off, grabbing her handbag that was at the corne

er." With that she walk

est friend like her. We've been friends since high school. We're both 25. Same height but I am a little tal

ing off guys for the rest of my life, they're scumbags entitled to r

nd Tess is not done with breakfast,if I sl

yes. It was a man in the television,a young

ced something beneath the collar. A black tattoo. Only part of it was visibl

head. I gasped, clutching both sides of

ses. My own breathless moans. Eve

for the press regarding-" The repor

breathing hit

rst into my mind. A man's voice over

"Mr. Kai... where are you?" The voices grew louder and

lapsing onto the floor

the living room. The television suddenly went silent. She had switched

stood there with the remote still in her hand, staring a

. breathin

hell happened