CHAPTER TEN
MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2027 7:33am
(03:07:54:49)
The throbbing behind his eyes reminded Marcus of the previous night’s drinking. Too much drinking. He told himself those interviews didn’t bother him. He told himself he wouldn’t ever buy into the accusations interviewers leveled. He told himself he would never drink it off when he ignored the other things he told himself.
But the interview didn’t drive him to drink. He never cared that much. It was the mysterious stranger in the street. Since that morning a week ago, he’d been everywhere. Coffee shops. Restaurants. Outside the office. Never approaching. Never talking. Just there.
Then in the house across the street. Even in silhouette, passing the kitchen window, hesitating, looking across the street at Marcus. That empty stare
