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.

heavy with meaning: “Andie, after

most

watched Sean walk

then

the witness gone, if Sean found anything, she could just deny it to the death,

Robson residence and immediately ordered an investigation into

to be his savior, he hadn’t dug deeper–after all,

But now, he’d discovered…

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he

Outside Pearl.

car, lighting one

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

to track Maureen’s whereabouts, but

his last cigarette, a headache

he pushed the door open–and

eyes sharpened. He lunged forward, ready to

reached out, the

then did Geoffrey realize

sofa, he masked the disappointment

slept a wink last night, exhaustion weighing