Powers
“Tuesday night. 10:05 P.M.
He’d managed to book a red-eye flight, arriving in Atlanta around six in the morning. Walker lurched about his spartanly decorated apartment, tossing clothing and assorted toiletries into a makeshift go-bag. He’d tried Deena twice since leaving, both calls heading to voice mail with all the others. He’d debated leaving a message but decided to let it alone. Some things had to be said in person, as he’d managed with Boucher to exceptional satisfaction. Walker couldn’t s...pend too much time basking in the glow of verbal triumph. Not when he had to get to Georgia—not when his only job was being there for Deena.
I don’t have a job. I’m unemployed during the holidays. It felt weird to say, even in his head. Walker had been unemployed before. In fact, this wasn’t even the first time he’d been without work since becoming a cop. The roller coaster of the last few years had torn his badge away more times than he could count—some by choice, more often by decree.MoreLess
He’d managed to book a red-eye flight, arriving in Atlanta around six in the morning. Walker lurched about his spartanly decorated apartment, tossing clothing and assorted toiletries into a makeshift go-bag. He’d tried Deena twice since leaving, both calls heading to voice mail with all the others. He’d debated leaving a message but decided to let it alone. Some things had to be said in person, as he’d managed with Boucher to exceptional satisfaction. Walker couldn’t s...pend too much time basking in the glow of verbal triumph. Not when he had to get to Georgia—not when his only job was being there for Deena.
I don’t have a job. I’m unemployed during the holidays. It felt weird to say, even in his head. Walker had been unemployed before. In fact, this wasn’t even the first time he’d been without work since becoming a cop. The roller coaster of the last few years had torn his badge away more times than he could count—some by choice, more often by decree.MoreLess
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