A Nail Through the Heart
“Arthit asks.
“Well, that’s the issue, isn’t it?” Rafferty moves the ice pack from his shoulder to the forearm the sap hit, which sports a swelling the size of a softball. “What am I being warned off of? I lit a lot of fuses in the past few days.”
“Maybe you’re complicating it,” Arthit says. He leans forward to examine the swelling on Rafferty’s arm. “Maybe it’s only one story. Occam’s razor and all.”
They sit side by side on the couch in Rafferty’s living room. Miaow is in her room ...with the door closed, nursing Superman, who retreated rapidly at the sight of Arthit’s uniform. Rose bangs around in the kitchen, unbagging the ice she ran down to buy the moment she set eyes on Rafferty and the boy. She also sweet-talked a druggist out of some prescription painkillers, two of which are beginning to remap Rafferty’s nervous system Her alarm at his injuries was obscurely rewarding, almost worth the pain.MoreLess
“Well, that’s the issue, isn’t it?” Rafferty moves the ice pack from his shoulder to the forearm the sap hit, which sports a swelling the size of a softball. “What am I being warned off of? I lit a lot of fuses in the past few days.”
“Maybe you’re complicating it,” Arthit says. He leans forward to examine the swelling on Rafferty’s arm. “Maybe it’s only one story. Occam’s razor and all.”
They sit side by side on the couch in Rafferty’s living room. Miaow is in her room ...with the door closed, nursing Superman, who retreated rapidly at the sight of Arthit’s uniform. Rose bangs around in the kitchen, unbagging the ice she ran down to buy the moment she set eyes on Rafferty and the boy. She also sweet-talked a druggist out of some prescription painkillers, two of which are beginning to remap Rafferty’s nervous system Her alarm at his injuries was obscurely rewarding, almost worth the pain.MoreLess
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