Everything You Need: Short Stories - Plot & Excerpts
He was sitting by himself in lamp shadow amongst the trees, at one of the rickety green metal tables along on the north side, close to where the Barnes & Noble library area is during the day. He was warmly dressed in nondescript, casual clothing and sipping a Starbucks in a seasonally red cup, acquired from the outlet on the corner of 6th, opposite one of the entrances to the park. He queued, like any normal person. Watching through the window you’d have got no idea who he was, or the power he wielded over this and other neighbourhoods. He had done exactly the same on the preceding two evenings. I’d followed him down from Times Square both times, watched him buy the same drink from the same place and then spend half an hour sitting in the same chair in the park, or close enough, watching the world go by. Evidently, as I had been assured, it was what this man always did at this time of day and this time of year. Habit and ritual are some of our greatest comforts, but they’re a gift to people like me.
What do You think about Everything You Need: Short Stories?
