Sins of the Fathers
“In the distance, he could hear the wind whipping across Lake Garda and the Sirmio peninsula. Not yet 10 p.m. and Sirmione was closed for the night. Not for the first time, Fassbender asked himself why he had retired to Italy. It had been his wife’s idea – the folly of letting a woman tell you what to do. These days, she spent more time in Marbella with her sister than she did with him. All alone in Lombardy, he sometimes wondered if he was not dead already.
His morbid musings were interrupted b...y what he imagined was the sound of footsteps in the hallway. Getting old was a bastard; his hearing, like all of his senses, played tricks on him on a regular basis.
The footsteps came closer. Taking a large mouthful of whisky, Fassbender slowly turned his head towards the door just as it creaked open.
He squinted at the shadow in the doorway. ‘Who are you?’ The man stepped into the room. He didn’t look like much, but he had youth on his side.
Half-rising from his seat, Fassbender hurled his glass towards the intruder, covering himself in Lagavulin in the process.MoreLess
His morbid musings were interrupted b...y what he imagined was the sound of footsteps in the hallway. Getting old was a bastard; his hearing, like all of his senses, played tricks on him on a regular basis.
The footsteps came closer. Taking a large mouthful of whisky, Fassbender slowly turned his head towards the door just as it creaked open.
He squinted at the shadow in the doorway. ‘Who are you?’ The man stepped into the room. He didn’t look like much, but he had youth on his side.
Half-rising from his seat, Fassbender hurled his glass towards the intruder, covering himself in Lagavulin in the process.MoreLess
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