staurant that. Good thing it was a busy place and the tips were good. The folks were nice. The charm of sma

cretive. This morning there seemed to be a dark cloud hanging over the town.

would kill to have! Though, I doubted Amelia's death was the reason for the du

bad mood was due to anything happen

chen and fires grew. Ju

upplies practically falling out of her bag. I was in my t

ed a strong cof

what ha

her frizzy brown hair

my neighbourhood to top

brother, who regula

he o

a coffee in

The streets are getting dangerous,

n's so gloomy? Is the crime rate

ook at the time, I'm really late. See you la

f the world where the crime was close to minimal. I chose this town

ift. Nights were slow here. This means for four hours I would pick up tr

ied from the kitch

ck there, Ti

ft today but it didn't matter because the res

ll here?" T

know I have

ed alerting me

ne and frowned. "Get out

ustomers," I s

n settled in the corner, hunched

u guys anythi

triking resemblance to the man back home. A shudder went through

u doll face and why don't you ask the co

ay.

n the kitchen. I rea

out there. They

aris go out back

wned.

the veins in hi

the back which was an alley. The only light bulb flickered violently. I heard glass shatter and an a

roar halted me at the

uth. The two customers stood on either s

here kid!"

." I g

in doll face," the blue-

f her busine

The action had been beaded into my mind from a

ance between us and snatched

The register's ri

That turned

crooks, Doll Face?" t

u want then

"Let's take this outside. She doesn't kn

one stared m

t I belie

numbed. What if teenagers walked in and witnessed this?

r, bronzed skin and muscles toned from hours spent in the gym.

so long?" he de

e blue-eyed one who seemed to

his expression of boredom never wavered. I broke the tranc

me," he

ore dragging my gaze back

even going to cast a glance behind the restaurant and then you're goi

vent the gasp

are

huck

corner of my li

now. Now leave befor

th pain in my heart, I turned around.