Flowers in Blood

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Authors: Carlos Santiago
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q u i t a dd i c t i on f or y ea r s . I t h o ugh t t h a t w o u l d n ’ t g e t a ny t h i ng , b u t h ow I w a s a l r ea dy t h e r e , d ec i d e d t o l e t t h i ng s f o ll ow a s s h o w e d. U n t i l t h e n , i t s ee m e d t h a t t h e n i gh t w o u l d be l o ng , r a i n y a n d un p r o f i t a b l e . I w a s w i t h c o l d i n m y h a n d s , m y f ee t , t h e e n t i r e body d r e n c h e d. W i t h t h e w r i s t w a t c h , I m a r k e d t h e t i m e s i n c e I a rr i v e d.
    H o u r s a g o I w a s t a k i n g a w h i s k e y w i t h o u t i c e i n t h e R eca n t o S o li d ã o, b a r I f r e q u e n t , w h e r e , i r o n i ca ll y , l e f t a c o m p a n y , p r o m i s i n g t o r e t u r n s h o r t l y . T h e n o i s e t h a t p l ac e s o m e t i m e s bo t h e r e d m e . I li k e t h e s il e n c e a n d a l s o I ’ a m of t h o s e w h o p r e f e r a s o n g w i t h a s li gh t l y l o w e r vo l u m e , w h e r e y ou ca n t a l k t o, n ot t h o s e b a ng s t h a t n obody un d e r s t a n ds w h a t i s s a i d. B u t e v e n s o, I f r e q u e n t t h i s p l ac e l o n g a g o. I j u s t t h i n k t h a t t h e n a m e , R eca n t o S o li d ã o, i t s ugg e s t s a m o r e p r op e r p l ace , w i t h l e s s n o i s e , a n d n ot t o u c h t h o s e b a ll a ds w i t h s u c h a h i g h vo l u m e . I f i n i s h e d t h e d r i n k a n d g ot o u t of t h e r e , w a s g o i n g n ow t o t h e
p l ac e w h e r e w o u l d s t a y a l m o s t t h e e n t i r e n i gh t .
    I d r ove m e t o A n t ô n i o L i s boa s t r ee t , i n t h e C a s a A m a r e l a n e i gh bo r h ood. I w a s s t opp e d f or a l m o s t a n h o u r a n d a h a l f , w h e n d ec i d e d t o l ea ve t h e ca r . T h e r a i n i t i s f a lli n g h ea v il y , a n d t h e w i n d i t b ea t s i n m y f ac e li k e a w h i p. A t a li tt l e d i s t a n c e t h e p l ac e w h e r e I w a s , r ea li z e d t h a t i n a d a r k p a r t of t h e s t r ee t , a f e w p e d e s t r i a n s t h e y w e r e w a l k i n g on t h e r e . I l oo k e d m o r e c l o s e l y . T h e y w e r e t w o. T h e y b e g a n t o r un . A li tt l e b e h i n d t h e m , I s a w s o m e o n e e l s e . T h e n I li s t e n e d f o u r s h o t s f i r e d, w h o s e gun f i r e ec h o e d i n t h e c o l d a n d r a i n y n i gh t , a n d o n e of t h e m f e l l t o t h e g r o un d. W i t h o u t l e tt i n g m e i n vo l v e d, I e n t e r e d t h e ca r a g a i n . I g a ve u p t a k i n g a s h ot of w h i s k e y a t t h e b a r t h a t w a s s t il l op e n a f e w f ee t f r om w h e r e I w a s w i t h m y v e h i c l e .
    T h e p e op l e w h a t h ea r d t h e s h o t s , s o m e h a s t il y t h e y l e f t t h e b a r , w h il e o t h e r s l oo k e d a n d c o n t i nu e d t o d r i n k a n d t a l k . I li ve i n t h e ca p i t a l . B e li e ve m e , ov e r t h e y ea r s , t h e t i m e i t c r ea t e s a s t r a ng e t h i n g i n s o m e p e op l e . N obody ca r e s a bo u t y o u . T h e y j u s t li ve a n d t a k e ca r e of t h e i r o w n li v e s . F i n d o u t t h e f ac t s i s t o g e t i n vo l v e d, a n d n obody w a n t s t o be n e x t . T hu s , a n o t h e r body w a s l y i n g i n t h e s t r ee t f or t h e s c i e n t i f i c po li c e ca m e f or h i m t h e n e x t m o r n i ng , un d e r t h e c u r i o u s w h o h ea r d n o t h i n g a n d kn ow n o t h i ng .
    I n s i de t h e ca r , I f ee l un c o m f o r t a b l e w i t h w h a t h a pp e n e d a n d m y h ea r t b ea t s f a s t e r . B u t I a m d e t e r m i n e d a n d I ca n n ot q u i t n o w . M y h a n ds t r e m b l e a n d m y b r ea t h i s g a s p i n g a t w h a t h a d h a pp e n e d. I li gh t a n o t h e r c i g a r e tt e . T h e t i m e i s p a

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