Ch 1 The Customer Is Always Right

She shivers in the wind like the last leaf on a dying tree. I let hear my footsteps. She only goes stiff for a moment. What a smoke? Ok. I'll have one. Just as bored as I am with that crowd? I'm not here to party. I came for you. I been watching you for days. You're everything a man would ever want. Not just your look, your body, or your voice. It's your eyes. I see a lot of things in your eyes. What do you see in my eyes? I see a crazy calm. You're sick of all that running. You're ready to face it. But you don't want to face it alone. No. I don't want to face it by myself. The wind rises electric. She's soft and warm and almost weightless. Her perfume a sweet promise that brings tears to my eyes.

I tell her that everything will be all right. That I'll save her from whatever she's s scared of and take her far. Far away. I tell her I love her. Gunshot through silencer. The silencer makes a whisper of the gunshot. I hold her close until she's gone. I'll never know what she was running from. I'll cash her check in the morning. Yes. Don't worry mom. It's not the city. I could've gotten into a traffic accident just about anywhere. Yeah, just a fracture nothing big. The doctor said it well be fine. It should be good as new in no time soon. Uh-huh. Mm-hm. Turn the right corner in Sin City and you can find anything. Bonnie. What a smoke? Love you bye mom.