The Face of Fear
“Although there was no one in any of the five vehicles, all the engines were running, headlights blazing; the trio of blue-and-whites were crowned with revolving red beacons. Preduski got out of his car and locked it.
A half inch of snow made the street look clean and pretty. As he walked toward the apartment house, Preduski scuffed his shoes against the sidewalk, sending up puffs of white flakes in front of him. The wind whipped the falling snow into his back, and cold flakes found their way pa...st his collar. He was reminded of that February, in his fourth year, when his family moved to Albany, New York, where he saw his first winter storm.
A uniformed patrolman in his late twenties was standing at the bottom of the outside steps to the apartment house.
“Tough job you’ve got tonight,” Preduski said.
“I don’t mind it. I like snow.”
“Yeah? So do I.”
“Besides,” the patrolman said, “it’s better standing out here in the cold than up there in all that blood.”
The room smelled of blood, excrement and dusting powder.MoreLess
A half inch of snow made the street look clean and pretty. As he walked toward the apartment house, Preduski scuffed his shoes against the sidewalk, sending up puffs of white flakes in front of him. The wind whipped the falling snow into his back, and cold flakes found their way pa...st his collar. He was reminded of that February, in his fourth year, when his family moved to Albany, New York, where he saw his first winter storm.
A uniformed patrolman in his late twenties was standing at the bottom of the outside steps to the apartment house.
“Tough job you’ve got tonight,” Preduski said.
“I don’t mind it. I like snow.”
“Yeah? So do I.”
“Besides,” the patrolman said, “it’s better standing out here in the cold than up there in all that blood.”
The room smelled of blood, excrement and dusting powder.MoreLess
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