Two Short Shorts

Lucy wanted the bed. ਀匀栀攀 眀愀猀 琀愀氀氀 愀渀搀 琀栀椀渀 愀渀搀 戀氀漀渀搀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 琀眀漀 漀昀 甀猀Ⰰ 匀愀洀洀礀 愀渀搀 洀攀Ⰰ 栀愀搀 戀攀攀渀 椀渀 氀漀瘀攀 眀椀琀栀 栀攀爀 戀甀琀 渀漀琀 愀渀礀 洀漀爀攀⸀   There was only one chair. We passed the wine around. Sammy said there was nothing to worry about. Lucy said she didn't care. She was tired and dirty and sick of the whole thing. I edged over to the window, using the curtain for cover and Sammy took the other side, holding his Kalashnikov like a dancing partner. I had my Glock. Samo-samo: The black car sitting under the streetlight, the dark alley, the scraggly tree, or maybe it was a bush, hanging over it. A hungry looking dog trotted down the street. There were a lot of hungry looking dogs. I wanted to shoot him but knew better. Sammy's eyes looked huge and black, like mine, I bet. Something funny, Lucy said, waving the wine bottle. My mother, she's finally old, right? Now she wishes she had skipped the first half of her life. Something funny, I said. ਀圀栀攀渀 䤀 眀愀猀 椀渀 挀漀氀氀攀最攀Ⰰ 䤀 挀漀甀氀搀渀✀琀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀 栀漀眀 最漀漀搀 眀漀洀攀渀 猀洀攀氀氀攀搀⸀  匀愀洀洀礀 氀愀甀最栀攀搀⸀   He always stopped just when he was starting to sound like a maniac. A guy popped out of the alley, holding his rifle in his crouch, like a rock musician. He was gone in an instant. Holy Yankee! Sammy said. Why didn't you shoot? I didn't know so I said nothing. I'm going to blow his head off. I can just smell it, ਀ ਀ ਀匀愀洀洀礀 猀愀椀搀⸀  夀漀甀 眀爀椀琀椀渀最 琀栀椀猀 搀漀眀渀㼀 栀攀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ 琀甀爀渀椀渀最 琀漀 䰀甀挀礀⸀  䜀漀琀挀栀愀Ⰰ 猀栀攀 猀愀椀搀⸀  䠀漀眀 搀漀 礀漀甀 猀瀀攀氀氀 匀愀洀洀礀 愀最愀椀渀㼀  夀漀甀 渀漀琀椀挀攀 琀栀攀 戀椀爀搀猀 愀爀攀 焀甀椀攀琀㼀 匀愀洀洀礀 猀愀椀搀⸀  圀栀愀琀 戀椀爀搀猀㼀 䤀 猀愀椀搀⸀  吀栀攀礀✀爀攀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀爀攀⸀  圀栀愀琀 搀漀 礀漀甀 琀栀椀渀欀㼀  䈀攀挀愀甀猀攀 椀琀✀猀 渀椀最栀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 戀椀爀搀猀 最漀 猀氀攀攀瀀 椀渀 愀 洀漀琀攀氀㼀 栀攀 猀愀椀搀⸀  䤀 昀攀攀氀 氀椀欀攀 猀琀爀椀瀀瀀椀渀最Ⰰ 戀攀椀渀最 琀椀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 戀攀搀Ⰰ 䰀甀挀礀 猀愀椀搀⸀  圀攀 戀漀琀栀 氀漀漀欀攀搀 愀琀 栀攀爀⸀  䤀琀✀猀 渀漀琀 猀攀砀Ⰰ 猀栀攀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ 椀琀✀猀 琀攀渀猀椀漀渀⸀  圀攀 最漀琀 琀椀爀攀搀 琀愀氀欀椀渀最⸀  吀栀攀爀攀 眀愀猀 愀 猀琀爀愀渀最攀 猀漀甀渀搀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 最甀礀 樀甀洀瀀攀搀 漀甀琀 愀最愀椀渀Ⰰ 栀椀猀 氀攀最猀 猀瀀爀攀愀搀Ⰰ 眀愀瘀椀渀最 栀椀猀 爀椀昀氀攀 氀椀欀攀 椀琀 眀愀猀 愀 昀椀爀攀 栀漀猀攀⸀  吀栀攀 琀爀愀挀攀爀猀 爀漀猀攀 甀瀀Ⰰ 洀愀欀椀渀最 琀栀攀 挀甀爀琀愀椀渀猀 洀漀瘀攀⸀  匀愀洀洀礀 愀渀搀 䤀 昀椀爀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 琀椀洀攀⸀  伀甀爀 攀愀爀猀 爀愀渀最⸀  吀栀攀 挀愀爀 樀甀洀瀀攀搀 氀椀欀攀 椀琀 眀愀猀 椀渀 瀀愀椀渀Ⰰ 爀攀搀 爀愀椀渀搀爀漀瀀猀 搀愀渀挀椀渀最 漀渀 椀琀猀 栀漀漀搀⸀  䜀攀礀猀攀爀猀 漀昀 眀栀椀琀攀 攀爀甀瀀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 猀椀搀攀眀愀氀欀⸀ 吀栀攀 猀栀漀漀琀攀爀 栀愀搀 搀椀猀愀瀀瀀攀愀爀攀搀⸀  伀栀Ⰰ 猀栀椀琀Ⰰ 䤀 最漀琀 栀椀洀℀  䤀 欀椀氀氀攀搀 栀椀洀℀ 匀愀洀洀礀 礀攀氀氀攀搀⸀  䈀甀氀氀 猀栀椀琀Ⰰ 䤀 猀愀椀搀⸀  夀漀甀 栀攀愀爀 眀栀愀琀 䤀 猀愀椀搀℀ 栀攀 礀攀氀氀攀搀 愀最愀椀渀⸀  䤀 欀椀氀氀攀搀 栀椀洀℀   䤀 氀漀漀欀攀搀 愀琀 䰀甀挀礀⸀  匀栀攀 眀愀猀 猀琀愀渀搀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 栀攀爀 攀礀攀猀 挀氀漀猀攀搀Ⰰ 栀攀爀 栀愀渀搀猀 漀瘀攀爀 栀攀爀 攀愀爀猀⸀  伀栀 猀栀椀琀Ⰰ 猀栀椀琀Ⰰ 猀栀椀琀℀  圀爀椀琀攀 琀栀椀猀 搀漀眀渀Ⰰ 匀愀洀洀礀 猀愀椀搀 琀漀 䰀甀挀礀⸀  吀栀攀 戀漀搀礀 琀眀椀琀挀栀攀搀 漀渀挀攀 漀爀 琀眀椀挀攀 愀猀 琀栀漀甀最栀 爀攀氀甀挀琀愀渀琀 琀漀 最椀瘀攀 甀瀀 栀椀猀 猀漀甀氀⸀  一漀Ⰰ 眀愀椀琀℀   䴀礀 椀渀椀琀椀愀氀 攀砀栀椀氀愀爀愀琀椀漀渀 琀甀爀渀攀搀 琀漀 愀 琀爀愀最椀挀 渀甀洀戀渀攀猀猀⸀  䜀漀琀挀栀愀Ⰰ 䰀甀挀礀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ 爀漀氀氀椀渀最 漀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 戀攀搀⸀  吀栀攀 漀渀氀礀 䄀 䤀 最漀琀 椀渀 挀漀氀氀攀最攀 眀愀猀 椀渀 瀀漀琀琀攀爀礀Ⰰ 猀栀攀 猀愀椀搀⸀  䄀猀 琀栀漀甀最栀 愀 最漀渀最 栀愀搀 猀漀甀渀搀攀搀Ⰰ 匀愀洀洀礀 愀渀搀 䤀 猀琀攀瀀瀀攀搀 戀愀挀欀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 眀椀渀搀漀眀⸀  圀攀 戀漀琀栀 猀琀愀爀琀攀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 挀栀愀椀爀⸀  匀愀洀洀礀 漀昀昀攀爀攀搀 椀琀 琀漀 洀攀 戀甀琀 䤀 氀愀礀 搀漀眀渀 渀攀砀琀 琀漀 䰀甀挀礀⸀  匀栀攀 栀愀渀搀攀搀 洀攀 琀栀攀 眀椀渀攀 戀漀琀琀氀攀⸀  䤀 氀椀欀攀搀 栀攀爀 愀最愀椀渀 戀甀琀 搀椀搀渀✀琀 欀渀漀眀 眀栀愀琀 琀漀 猀愀礀⸀  匀愀洀洀礀 礀愀眀渀攀搀⸀  䠀攀 猀漀甀渀搀攀搀 氀椀欀攀 愀 挀漀眀 愀渀搀 眀攀 氀愀甀最栀攀搀⸀  䄀昀琀攀爀 愀 猀攀挀漀渀搀Ⰰ 栀攀 樀漀椀渀攀搀 椀渀⸀  圀栀攀渀 䤀 最漀 栀漀洀攀Ⰰ 䤀✀洀 最漀椀渀最 琀漀 栀甀爀琀 洀攀渀Ⰰ 䰀甀挀礀 猀愀椀搀⸀ 㰀⼀瀀㸀
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