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septic and blood, making my no

. I was half conscious. I could hear the whispers concerning

ossi, ages twenty-nine, died at three-thirty pm. Cause of deat

my ears, " I will esco

of my world. But this? Lying about my death to save my own life? That wa

breaths were slow and controlled. I couldn't move. Not y

's the effect of the aspirin under my tongue. I could feel the bu

ponsible for this. I needed to protect Audrey. A few more minute

***

looked around in distress, a

the CCTV as she had instructed. My body still ache

estless. "Has something happened? Has someone discovered our plans?"

d to create a diversion." She w

h of relief,

said, while looking round

xit, I wondered what I

r death is out there, all yo

ck Audrey. I'm grateful to

her confused. "What do you mean by loophole?" "T

here. My gaze was fixated on Audrey. The woman is bea

mia." She stared at me for a while. "I hope so, Mr Rossi. The last thing

not coming back to bite you. I'm also d

said, shocking me. No one has really cared. I put on my boyis

nuinely do it. I didn't k

I never want to

ghter. "Your wish is my c

***

, meet me at 'Wild'. I need a gun, cha

he line responded. "Make sure it's on the n

y dropped the payphone

aty skin making me fritt my teeth cause it reminded me of my

ch and every one

f my businesses. I pushed open the back door that wasn't visibl

night. - people fucking like dogs at the cracked hallway and drunk a

head was pounding, my stitches hu

a rhythm that only

en, then a pair of shar

, and he dragged me inside. "Yo

n winced as pain t

rpr

breath, then locked the door

r chair, he started with me-pulling out a first-aid kit, a clean

bandage from the box and started working on my injuries. "You g

n pain. I took a sip of the whiskey, letting

uild as you. Enough damage to the face thou

ore someone got suspicious. Tha

second. "She's bein

ha

till in

up my body, but I

xpl

ions about you.... And her. Even before you faked your dea

and I thought it might break in

self killed if you

hes her. Understood? Let's watch, and find o

d. "Your call, man. But we h

d, taking a gu

**

up. An unknown number. I

os

clipped frustrated voice

eing stalked

hi