Three's a Crowd
“I couldn’t breathe. I just stood there, feeling like I’d been punched in the stomach.
It couldn’t be true. She was with me. We were perfect. Together. Why would she go after someone else?
I thought of Catalina. How easy that would have been. My heart sank.
The pianist from the band was tugging at Jonno’s arm.
“Is nine o’clock, Señor Ripley,” he moaned. “We have no singer. No drummer.”
Jonno loomed over Alejandro, his nostrils flaring, his whole face clenched with rage.
“...I’ll deal with you after the Open Mike.” He grabbed Alejandro’s arm and dragged him into the main lobby and towards the stairs down to the nightclub.
In the distance I could now hear the pianist and Lola shrieking at each other. But my eyes were fixed on Eve.
“Eve?” I said, hoarsely. “Please. What’s happening?”MoreLess
It couldn’t be true. She was with me. We were perfect. Together. Why would she go after someone else?
I thought of Catalina. How easy that would have been. My heart sank.
The pianist from the band was tugging at Jonno’s arm.
“Is nine o’clock, Señor Ripley,” he moaned. “We have no singer. No drummer.”
Jonno loomed over Alejandro, his nostrils flaring, his whole face clenched with rage.
“...I’ll deal with you after the Open Mike.” He grabbed Alejandro’s arm and dragged him into the main lobby and towards the stairs down to the nightclub.
In the distance I could now hear the pianist and Lola shrieking at each other. But my eyes were fixed on Eve.
“Eve?” I said, hoarsely. “Please. What’s happening?”MoreLess
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