The weight of desire

w I strongly believe he just needed money from me, money that I clearly

the surface of our bills. Glad that today is Sunday and I'd at least g

el?" I asked her making

glued to the TV screen. I stretched over and grabbed the remote ready to change the

e whines at me with a pout lo

this all the time," I said to her with an eye roll. As I was flipping

ead. The body was discovered by the local police on a routine morning rounds and he was seen to have been covered with a bullet hol

he TV frozen in place unable to believe the news I just heard, a

this means?" Melody ask

didn't want to acknowledge it. I felt her preying gaze on me and ignored it as best as I could casually flipping through more

lk to me. What are we going to do now?" S

d riddance to him. Probably karma caught up with him" I tell her as calml

m ending up murdered a week after his wa

it is MY mess, not yours. Stop panicking."I say trying to soun

ank warned about, I won't drag her into this mess. The realization of what I was tryi

ready to talk." She says to me silently begging me to open up. Having lost interest in watching anything anymore

ey would do some findings and see I'm not related to Frank biologically and I just bear his last name for identity's sake- these thoughts seemed to ca

*

st part of my day. Groaning dramatically, I sta

yell a quick goodbye to her as I get started with making my coffee. I toast two slices of bread to eat a

se on the other side of town. I decided to walk there today, needing the fresh

ne so I continue walking. I noticed a black van driving behind me but thought nothing of it as it was still 9 in the morning. Still

ng dragged into the black van