Mom nearly caught me yesterday when I was searching her room." She hated it when Mom was upset with her. Macho raised his head. "Lucky I hid in the closet." He slumped in relief. "Didn't think she'd be as mad as Father, so I ...
He let a cat out of a bag. At about the same time, Nico opened his sack. SCREECH! “What the hell was THAT?” Pete yelled beside me. For one second, the room was eerily silent. Then something flapped. It flapped again, big-time. SQUAWK! “Is that a pigeon?” said one of the girls. “That was no pigeon...
This was a good thing. I needed a whole lot of coffee to clear my brain. Or maybe I just needed a new brain. We were seated at a table for two. As per my training, I had grabbed the chair that allowed me to look out across the restaurant, with my back to the wall Like in the old westerns. “I hate...
Specifically, circumstances under which it is perfectly reasonable to kill your accomplice. It was Saturday morning at my place, and Pete had the newspaper in his hand. He waved to me as I came into the kitchen. “You may want to see this. Or not. I think Nico has gone rogue.” I grabbed the paper....