Briarpatch By Tim Pratt
“Echo asked, for the third time in ten minutes. The repetition was pissing Nicholas off, she could tell, even as he tried to hide his annoyance. Needling Nicholas wasn’t much of an amusement, but it would do in a pinch.
Nicholas didn’t turn around. He sat on a low couch by the windows that looked down on the street, peering out. “No. You sure you heard him head down the back stairs?” He’d asked her that three times too, but it didn’t annoy Echo, his attempt to bother her was amusing.
“Ye...p. Heard the back door close as I opened the front. It squeaks.” She was sprawled on the big wine-red couch across from the television. The couch had been nice once, but the cushions were starting to wear, and Darrin was a long way from being able to afford a new one. Echo didn’t mind. She’d sat on worse things.
“He just saw his girlfriend die like a few hours ago,” Nicholas said. “Where the hell did he go?”MoreLess
Nicholas didn’t turn around. He sat on a low couch by the windows that looked down on the street, peering out. “No. You sure you heard him head down the back stairs?” He’d asked her that three times too, but it didn’t annoy Echo, his attempt to bother her was amusing.
“Ye...p. Heard the back door close as I opened the front. It squeaks.” She was sprawled on the big wine-red couch across from the television. The couch had been nice once, but the cushions were starting to wear, and Darrin was a long way from being able to afford a new one. Echo didn’t mind. She’d sat on worse things.
“He just saw his girlfriend die like a few hours ago,” Nicholas said. “Where the hell did he go?”MoreLess
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