Water to Burn
“I woke up too early on Saturday, at any rate, and staggered into the kitchen to make coffee. I’d just poured myself a cup when my cell phone rang. I yelped and nearly spilled the coffee. On the fifth ring I answered it.
“Hey, Nola? It’s me, Mike.”
I sighed in relief. “You’re up early for a weekend.”
“Yeah, Or-Something just turned up. It barfed a letter onto my bed. I guess I shouldn’t have given it all that strawberry ice cream last night. The barf looked just like—”
“I don’t want to know,” I ...said. “What was in the letter? Could you read it?”
“Yeah. It was from Sophie. She’s kind of upset. Jeez, I hope she can get away after all this.”
“You hope? What do you mean, you hope?”
“Well, she’s got to lie to José. He’s not going to want to let her go. She’s in his stable. So I was wondering, like, if you and Ari could come over, when it’s time to fetch her, you know? Because if Ari’s there with a gun or something, then José won’t cause trouble.”MoreLess
“Hey, Nola? It’s me, Mike.”
I sighed in relief. “You’re up early for a weekend.”
“Yeah, Or-Something just turned up. It barfed a letter onto my bed. I guess I shouldn’t have given it all that strawberry ice cream last night. The barf looked just like—”
“I don’t want to know,” I ...said. “What was in the letter? Could you read it?”
“Yeah. It was from Sophie. She’s kind of upset. Jeez, I hope she can get away after all this.”
“You hope? What do you mean, you hope?”
“Well, she’s got to lie to José. He’s not going to want to let her go. She’s in his stable. So I was wondering, like, if you and Ari could come over, when it’s time to fetch her, you know? Because if Ari’s there with a gun or something, then José won’t cause trouble.”MoreLess
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