Fade to Black
“In front of it and behind it are two police cars with their lights flashing.
It can mean only one thing.
His heart starts pounding as he stares at it, watching as the uniformed driver steps out and goes around to the door facing the house.
He opens it.
Manny holds his breath.
A pair of bare legs appears.
Then a hand, reaching up to take the outstretched hand of the driver.
Then, at last, a woman emerges from the dark interior of the limousine.
Manny slowly releases his breath at the sight of a ...real live movie star.
This isn’t Elizabeth, this beautiful woman moving slowly toward the house, her long legs carrying her in a casual, almost lazy manner.
So different from the way Elizabeth had moved—always quickly, as if she were in a hurry to get someplace—or get away.
This woman is wearing Elizabeth’s clothes—Manny remembers those wide-legged black shorts that almost look like a skirt, and that white sleeveless blouse. But before, she had never worn the blouse tucked into her waistband, with the top two buttons undone.MoreLess
It can mean only one thing.
His heart starts pounding as he stares at it, watching as the uniformed driver steps out and goes around to the door facing the house.
He opens it.
Manny holds his breath.
A pair of bare legs appears.
Then a hand, reaching up to take the outstretched hand of the driver.
Then, at last, a woman emerges from the dark interior of the limousine.
Manny slowly releases his breath at the sight of a ...real live movie star.
This isn’t Elizabeth, this beautiful woman moving slowly toward the house, her long legs carrying her in a casual, almost lazy manner.
So different from the way Elizabeth had moved—always quickly, as if she were in a hurry to get someplace—or get away.
This woman is wearing Elizabeth’s clothes—Manny remembers those wide-legged black shorts that almost look like a skirt, and that white sleeveless blouse. But before, she had never worn the blouse tucked into her waistband, with the top two buttons undone.MoreLess
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