on the high stools and play businessman. The image of his father drinking a glass of whiskey after hours was ingrained in his m

to the counter like scrambled eggs and the frying pan. As if th

s being used to ‘host the talent’, whatever that means. His mother really went overboard w

arty at the Wright’s residence is never just a celebration, is it? If it we

to shake. Most important of all, to his mother at least,

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ost prominent quality was most certainly sophistication. If her elegant navy-blue dress,

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able one at that, and affection in her own way. But she had unreal expectations

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over five years ago. He thought that giving in to their wish to have a son taking o

ce he knew a ‘real patriarch’ would take care of the company. Someone who ‘k

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ance is about to begin, and I don’t wan

mance had the woman hired this time. She was always trying to outdo her own previou

er attraction was coming. A quick look at his clock showed him

a sudden. He didn’t know how he could miss the first swing of the enormous flowing fabric

of the whole thing. He didn’t know much about circus performances, but he could feel all the sorrow she

fall along the fabric and show how hard it was to climb back up. And then, like her effort meant nothing at all, she wou

take his eyes off of her. Then he felt a bump a

the people had already gone by their business, ignoring the exceptional

he ceiling with multiple layers of fabric rolled around her body. She unhooked her feet from the

if something had gone wrong, but he ran towards the center of the mai

the knot that held her in place and let go of the silk, landing on her feet. He worried for a minut

ed inside his ribcage with that simple act, and he reached out to touch

just wanted to ask her name. Why was she leaving in such a hurry? But

feelings at the moment. That mysterious creature in front of he still amazed him, but his

his grip. Then, favored by her petite size, she crawled between the crowded room and evaded the hall. He trie