No Mercy, No Forgiveness

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Andrea had no memory of any of this.

Still, she was good at reading people. Recalling Sean’s strange behavior today, and how he’d kept staring at her arm when he first arrived….

Andrea sensed something. She pretended to reminisce with him:

“Of course I remember. You were covered in blood. It terrified me.”

“I remember forcing the car door open to pull you out before it exploded. My arm was covered in wounds.”

“You wouldn’t believe how scary the scars looked after they healed. Thank goodness I had surgery to fade them lat- er…”

Andrea knew all about the arm injury.

Because that day, she’d seen Maureen. She’d asked Maureen about it afterward…

Before, Sean would’ve believed Andrea without question. Now, he was doubtful.

Back then, the girl who saved him had told him repeatedly: “You have to be strong.”

Not “don’t be afraid.”

words

After dinner, before leaving.

with meaning: “Andie, after

can’t stand most

walk

was a bit scared, but then

found anything, she could just deny

and immediately ordered an investigation

be his savior, he hadn’t dug deeper–after all, no one else had stepped

But now, he’d discovered…

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he wasn’t

Outside Pearl.

car,

he’d visited Maureen’s old place–now completely

people to track Maureen’s whereabouts,

out his last cigarette,

pushed the door open–and there

eyes sharpened. He lunged forward, ready to pull

he reached

did Geoffrey realize it

the sofa, he masked the disappointment in his eyes and rubbed

wink last night, exhaustion