Chapter Twenty-Four - Pat
I have to see her.
I just have to.
Lily...
It’s risky, coming during the daylight...
But worth it.
It’s still early, barely mid-morning. But after the main rush of traffic and exiting workers, no one much is around, and I loiter at the end of the road.
Knock on her door?
It might be a nice surprise for her...
Seeing a friendly face...
But while I turn the idea around in my head... she’s there...
At the top of the steps, standing in the doorway, she’s with someone. A man.
A man?
A man into your apartment...
This early?
Who is he?
Not a boyfriend...
I'd have seen him before.
He’s standing right there, next to her, talking partly into a phone, partly to her. He’s a big, blond, bastard and...
I’ve seen you before...
?
You were at the club last nig
