Marcus’ half-awakened eyes promptly lit up, and his inflection elevated a notch. “To see who?”

I replied with a stutter, “It’s…”

He did not wait for me to finish. “Go ahead if you want to, but be careful. There may be something more to the traffic accident than meets the eye.”

His tone was calm, but his words discouraging.

I nodded. “I understand. I’ll be back as soon as possible.”

With that, I poured a glass of water and left it within his reach. “Rest up first. Mrs. Kingsley will be over soon.”

“Okay.”

……

I left only when Mrs. Kingsley arrived.

I was about to hire a ride when a black van honked at me.

Its number plate was not unfamiliar to me. Ashton had once unloaded from this vehicle when he moved in next door to Marcus.

reached over for the handle. When the door to

my

“Get in.”

much emotion, so much so that I was unsure whether

Only then did

it was relatively quiet even while we traversed the bustling

between us to break the silence. “Have you found out the results of the

somewhat patronizingly before he went on to light up a cigar for

period and was more sensitive than most. I cupped my nose inside my knuckle against the smell

windows to the side

inside the ashtray. With the inside of the car completely ventilated by the

lips as

forward and unwavering. The calmness that was also

car rolled to a

came up to open the

been waiting for a while as

then walked himself to Ashton’s right and whispered into

followed behind in silence with

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