From Hell
“I waved her off each time because I wasn’t even sure myself. Finally she gave up, and I reveled in the relative peace of the chilly, London night.
The smart folks had fled the streets, but there were still people out and about, though few and far between. It made my search more difficult but I knew the general area so I figured I’d stumble across what I was looking for sooner or later. It was, unfortunately, later as it turned out.
A quiet giggle floated through the air as we approached a corne...r we’d probably passed fifteen times in our travels. I stopped and hugged the wall.
“What are we looking for?”
Scarlett asked again. There was no missing the sharpened edge of her simmering fury.
I waggled a finger in her face to shut her up and peered down the adjoining street. Quickly snatching my hand away before she could rip something off, I turned and gave her a triumphant smile.
“He’s who we’re looking for.” I motioned around the corner with my eyes.
Scarlett crept up to the edge and glanced down the walk before turning back to me.MoreLess
The smart folks had fled the streets, but there were still people out and about, though few and far between. It made my search more difficult but I knew the general area so I figured I’d stumble across what I was looking for sooner or later. It was, unfortunately, later as it turned out.
A quiet giggle floated through the air as we approached a corne...r we’d probably passed fifteen times in our travels. I stopped and hugged the wall.
“What are we looking for?”
Scarlett asked again. There was no missing the sharpened edge of her simmering fury.
I waggled a finger in her face to shut her up and peered down the adjoining street. Quickly snatching my hand away before she could rip something off, I turned and gave her a triumphant smile.
“He’s who we’re looking for.” I motioned around the corner with my eyes.
Scarlett crept up to the edge and glanced down the walk before turning back to me.MoreLess
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