Last of the Mighty (2014)
“Alone. For a second, I went into denial, refusing to admit I’d ever met Vero or seen his Court of Judgement. Yet the blood on the floor and walls and in the felt of the craps table told me it had all been true. In a few short hours, death would come for me.
I checked my watch. Five o’clock. Less than ten minutes had passed since Gadriel and I were hauled away to Vero’s Court.
Three hundred and sixty minutes to live. What would you do? I advise you to make a list now. And do the things o...n it every day.
I called Merryn.
“What up Ognoramos?”
It was beyond good to hear her voice. My ears hung on to it. I didn’t want to ruin the sound of her by speaking.
A moment later, she asked, “You there?”
“Yeah…” Didn’t know what to say. “Hi.” How could I be gentle with the truth here? “You, uh, wanna go out later?MoreLess
I checked my watch. Five o’clock. Less than ten minutes had passed since Gadriel and I were hauled away to Vero’s Court.
Three hundred and sixty minutes to live. What would you do? I advise you to make a list now. And do the things o...n it every day.
I called Merryn.
“What up Ognoramos?”
It was beyond good to hear her voice. My ears hung on to it. I didn’t want to ruin the sound of her by speaking.
A moment later, she asked, “You there?”
“Yeah…” Didn’t know what to say. “Hi.” How could I be gentle with the truth here? “You, uh, wanna go out later?MoreLess
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