The cluster of dingy huts resembles a bunch of ghosts in a huddle. The howling icy wind from the nearby ocean assails me as I wait in the dark undergrowth.
It was time he bid farewell to the woman who had all but become my wife. Come morning, she will have to seek another sucker.
There he is, pushing the creaky door open and slamming it shut after him.
The knife flies from my gloved hand just as he reaches the shadows.
By the time the body is found in the ocean bed, I would be in a safe country.
It was time he bid farewell to the woman who had all but become my wife. Come morning, she will have to seek another sucker.
There he is, pushing the creaky door open and slamming it shut after him.
The knife flies from my gloved hand just as he reaches the shadows.
By the time the body is found in the ocean bed, I would be in a safe country.
