Chapter Sixteen
And In The End
I was hiding out in Carlo’s bar at ten o’clock the next morning. I had to go somewhere since I figured Mama’s apartment would be the first place Tony would look. Besides, a couple of beers made it easier to forget the night and lull me into thinking I could escape the consequences of my hasty flight. Sonia was there trying to rationalize it all for me. I listened, though it wasn’t working; I missed my life already. I missed Tony like I’d lost my right arm. But there was nothing that my hurting heart could do to change the facts. Truth always catches up with you, someone told me once. I knew now how true that was.
I glanced at the clock seeing the black hands visibly move on the yellowed face. Eleven twenty-three, I’ll never forget that time.
Tony barged t
