Flowers in Blood

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ss i n g s l o w l y . T h e b u ll e t s m a k e m e r e m e m b e r p e r s o n a l f ac t s . I p r e f e r t o f o r g e t t h e m , b u t t h e y c o m e t o t h e f o r e . F r om i n s i de t h e ca r , I l ook a t t h e c o r n e r s , a n d t h e r a i n w h i c h i t d e s ce n ds f r om t h e r oo f t op s , i t i s a l s o t h e s a m e t h a t ca rr i e s t h e b l ood f r om t h a t body t h a t w a s t h r o w n . I ca n n ot s t op t h i nk i n g a bo u t h i m . M i nu t e s a g o, h e w a s w a l k i n g w i t h a n o t h e r p e d e s t r i a n w h o r a n d e s p e r a t e l y . W h e r e i s h e f r o m ? A n d t h e o t h e r , w h o w a s h e ? W h e r e t h e y ca m e f r o m ? T oo m a n y d i e t h a t w a y . I t i s a n u r b a n w a r f or n o t h i ng . P e op l e k il l a n d d i e f or n o r ea s o n .
    I ' m t r y i n g t o c o n ce n t r a t e on w h a t I ca m e t o do h e r e , s o f a r f r om m y h o u s e . N o w , I w a s w i s h i n g t o be t h e r e l y i n g a n d m a k i n g c h a ng e of T V c h a nn e l s , l oo k i n g f or s o m e t h i n g i n t e r e s t i n g w h il e t h e s l ee p i n g do e s n ot c o m e . F or m e , i t i s s o obv i o u s w h a t i s t h e r ea s on I t h i n k t o be h e r e , i n t h e m i dd l e of t h e n i gh t i n t h i s n e i gh bo r h ood, w h a t e v e n i f I s e e t h e d ea t h t o w a l k on s t r ee t c o r n e r s , I i n s i s t on s t a y i ng . B u t i n s i de m e , t h e f ea r v i s i t s m y s o u l .
    I w a s s o m e d i s t a n c e f r om t h e h o u s e w h o s e a dd r e s s i t w a s on m y h a n d f or a t l ea s t t w o h o u r s . I n ee d e d t o u s e t h e b a t h r oom
of t h e b a r , I w a s n ’ t r e s i s t i n g i t a ny m o r e . M y ca r i t w a s s t r a ng e i n t h e n e i gh bo r h ood, a n d li k e w i s e I w a s s t il l s t r a ng e r t o t h o s e p e op l e w h o w e r e s i tt i n g t h e r e . A s o n g p l a y s . T h e y a r e vo i c e a n d gu i t a r a t n i gh t .
    G l oo m y a s b l e n d e d h a r m o n y of t h e s t r i ng s of t h e i n s t r u m e n t a n d t h e r a i n y n i gh t , m i nu t e s a f t e r t h e m u r d e r t h a t m a n y w i t n e ss e d t h e r e . T h e y a r e d r i nk i ng , ea t i n g a n d d a n c i n g li k e i f n o t h i n g h a pp e n e d.
    I w a l k e d t o w a r ds t h e w a i t e r , a s k i n g h i m w h e r e t h e t o il e t w a s , a n d h e t o l d m e t o w a l k t o t h e f i r s t h a ll w a y t o t h e r i gh t , c o n t i nu i n g t o s e r ve t h e t a b l e w h i c h w a s n ea r w h e r e a c o u p l e . T h e y s t opp e d t o t a l k , n ow w e r e l oo k i n g a t m e . W i t h o u t s h ow r eac t i o n , I w a l k e d a w a y . I r ea li z e d t h a t t h e y w e r e c o mm e n t i n g on a ny t h i n g a bo u t m e . N o t h i n g m u c h , I gu e ss . B u t I r ea li z e d t h a t t h e w o m a n acc o m p a ny i n g a d a r k - h a i r e d m a n a t t h e t a b l e s t a r e d i n t o m y e y e s , w a t c h i n g m y s t e p s , a s I a pp r o ac h e d t h e w a i t e r . I d i d n ot i n t e n d t o b ec o m e d i s a g r eea b l e t h e r e , a n d a f t e r u s i n g t h e t o il e t , I g ot o u t by t h e o t h e r door w h i c h w a s a li tt l e f a r t h e r t h a t w o m a n of v e r y s h o r t d r e s s a n d t h i c k l e g s w h o w a s s i tt i n g a t t h e t a b l e acc o m p a n i e d by a gu y w h o s ee m e d of do u b t f u l c h a r ac t e r .
    B u t , a l ook s o p i e r c i n g a n d a m o u t h a s f l e s h y p r e v e n t e d m e f r om r e m ov i n g m e f r om t h e s i t e w i t h o u t l oo k i n g f or h e r a g a i n . T h a t d r ug ! A n d s h e un c r o ss e d h e r l e g s , l oo k i n g a t m e , s h o w i n g t h a t n ot w ea r i n g p a n t i e s , g i v i n g a s m i r k . H e m o s t ce r t a i n l y d i d n ot li k e t h e g e s t u r e t h a t s h e d i d, a n d I w a l k e d a w a y w i t h

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