Greg took another puff of his cigarette and looked up at the clouded Philadelphia sky. His grandmother was inside the yarn store. Knitting with her friends and talking about who knows what. He needed to find a way to talk to Frank, he always had the answers to everything. As if on cue Greg’s phone rang and he answered, “…please press five to accept this call.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxs26eIL52M
Pressing five Greg waited a moment before a deep voice was heard on the other end of the line. “Hello, Greg?”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZhe7HSBJy
“Hi, Frank…I mean Ian.” Greg said nervously.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYLSXibTNj
“How many times have I told you to call me Ian and not Frank?”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuF3YuuDRR8
“Sorry.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHqClZ86P6
“Don’t let it happen again. Have they searched your place?”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6ll55j1IV
“The detectives are there now.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Dz8xGNAM9
“Did you hide the box?”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5fakUr583
“Yes, I did.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyZJ3Bx8IW
“Good. You talked to the photographer?”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Ecjrq4v7q
“You mean Ben?”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2bR2Svnf1
“Yes, of course.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUACqjLfpD
“He called me earlier and the rest of the crew. They’re figuring out another plan.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGN1zDuKMU2
“Okay. You need to…”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVnJLTnUvb
Greg could hear arguing in the background.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RqmdHTTk4
“Everyone back to your cells!” he heard someone yell.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0pf8uarEH
“Greg I gotta go.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3ZV3Xwt8z
“What should I do?”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLs1egpozF
“This call has ended.” Greg heard from an automated voice before the line went dead.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5J7FtURpY
He put the phone back in his pocket and sat on the steps outside of the yarn store. A woman who looked in her early thirties opened the door and stepped out of the shop. She wore a pair of light gray crocheted mittens and a knitted sea blue colored beanie. Walking down the steps, she bumped into Greg’s back with her foot.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyYFy48Uk1
“Hey watch it!” Greg yelled looking up at the woman. 427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4RNs2sOwE
“I’m so sorry. I should have been paying more attention.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡay79pXK21U
“Yeah, you should have.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrb18QlchN4
The woman smirked at Greg as she walked down the opposite side of the steps and stood a few feet away from him.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qdm0a237V
Greg couldn’t help but look at the woman and admired her beauty. He wanted her. No, he needed her. Greg smoothed out his jacket before calling out to the woman, “Hey.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0X4KRZ4I2w
The woman shifted her eyes towards Greg before she said: “Look I said I was sorry.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIGrHQNTU0
Greg watched her fiddle with the phone in her hand, glancing down at it from time to time.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6ffyWqLWT
“What are you doing out here it’s late?”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsm6IGs6UQF
“It’s none of your business.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGOWaIJzrx
Greg stayed silent for a minute as he tried to figure out what to say next. “Are you waiting for someone?”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgN5avtRj1
The woman frowned and stepped a little closer to where Greg was still sitting and said "My friend is picking me up. There’s an outdoor concert a few blocks away, but she hasn’t responded.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkIGNRWruC
Greg looked at his watch which lit up against the night sky. His grandmother was almost done with her group. Suddenly, oh so suddenly an idea popped into his head. So daring and it wasn’t something he’d done before, but it was finally time to get something he wanted. “Well, my grandmother is almost done with her yarn group and I could take you there if you’d like.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iqFzsXVoq
The woman darted her eyes toward the ground. Before she could respond to him, Lucy and the other women walked out of the shop.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSddao7fzW7
“Greg you could have waited inside it’s so chilly out here.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksOF3eN9G4
“Grandma it’s okay. I wanted some fresh air.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KmKcK3ld5
“I see you met Odilia,” Lucy said pointing to the woman who by this point had joined the rest of the group.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5F697Pywjn
“I thought you were going to that concert.” Odilia’s grandmother said.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZfdlhDVZ3
“I’m waiting for my friend to answer me back.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuo59I9FQx
“Greg, why don’t you take her?” Lucy said smiling at him.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2UElDTx5Y
“Well, I…”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbz8g9usHTH
“He doesn’t have to. I’ll be all right.” Odilia said glancing at her phone once again.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUEQaDzizK
“I insist. Greg is such a nice young man. Plus, I want great-grandchildren.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNBazumXOi
“Grandma!” Greg said widening his eyes before continuing, “How are you going to get home?” he said to Lucy.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFTo6nzQla
“I’m going over to Odilia’s grandmother’s house. She has some nice yarn I could have. Plus, we were in the middle of a good conversation.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIbRg4Rk8N
“Ah okay. Is that okay with you Odilia?” Greg said trying to put on his best smile.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSoO2SfgChG
“Yeah, I guess,” Greg observed the hesitation in her eyes.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZExLOuiua
“Don’t worry I won’t bite.” Greg gave Lucy a hug before leading Odilia to his car. As he drove toward the concert he couldn't wait to see what the night would bring.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zhWkNiFPU
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The bright lights of the outdoor stage lit up the night as Greg parked his car near the back of the concert.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBlSjFX5HN
“This is my stop,” Odilia said buttoning the top of her jacket. Stepping out of Greg’s car she continued, “Thanks again.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWjR6dlynY
As she shut the car door and walked toward the venue Greg rushed out and ran up to her.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjeasi7Qkz
“Yeah?” she said turning around to face him.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk26LpqWHUH
“Would you like some company?”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡul5C6HtONz
“No, thanks.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2JJPpB8rf
“You sure? Concerts are always fun with other people.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyQ0uihG2f
“Concerts are always full of people,” she said with a laugh.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZe0XjEfGQ
“It will be fun. A time you’ll never forget.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRwP3amS08
Greg could almost see the wheels spinning in Odilia’s head. She looked up at him with a soft smile and said “I guess. I need to get home by midnight. I have a busy day tomorrow.”427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCkVX71L6Z
“I’ll get you home before then,” Greg said with a smile as he walked with Odilia into the crowd.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYavROtaqZ
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The music pulsed in Greg’s ears as he hit Odilia once more. He saw her chest slowly rise and fall. Pieces of her clothes were in a small pile near her body. He looked around and saw a beige burlap fabric laying on the ground. It probably covered some tech equipment at some point in the night. Greg covered Odilia’s body, and he casually walked away.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKvHVhVFvh
Returning to his car he drove back to his apartment. His hands created red marks on the steering wheel as he smiled. Happy to know he finally got what he wanted and he couldn’t wait for more.427Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTGknRw4bZ
