Nera.
I never intended to discover her name, too worried that knowing it would drag me even further into this obsession, but one of her friends called out to her while I was close enough to hear.
Nera.
I wonder how it would sound if I spoke it aloud.
I want to talk with her again.
Taking a fillet knife out of the knife block, I check the sharpness of the blade with my finger, then stride up to a long mirror mounted in the hallway.
Nera
The chime above the door rings out, breaking the silence in the small vet clinic.
“We’re closed,” I say as I’m reaching for my jacket.
“I know.”
My head snaps toward the voice. The designer all-black suit fits him perfectly, hugging his broad shoulders, the top two buttons of the black shirt underneath undone. The collar is completely covered in dr
