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Chapter 7

Author: Better fish
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The walk to the next town was not stressful as it was dull; the pure absence of noise drilled into my soul.

I had worried about a lot of things: the possibility of the director still searching for my corpse, the cops stopping me and asking for ID or just possibly dying from a stray car hitting me.

But I did not expect what could do me in was the lack of noise.

The splash of water…

The dragging of his tail on the stone floor…

His singing, although it had no magic power- or so he says- put me in a trance.

Or just him talking to me.

I missed it all.

As I trudged the asphalt road one step at a time, I had no way of accurately telling the time.

I scanned for any cars or signs of help.

Calculating the time I used to drive to the marsh from the next town, walking would significantly waste a chunk of the day.

A pair of mismatched eyes flashed in my head.

No, I would either run there or find a car willing to pick me up.

I thought about the possibility of running; I could probably make it there
Better fish

It started as a little romance book, and it still is, I swear but somehow, it's now a little scary -Theater- Orion: So when do I show up? Are you just abandoning me? Author: Soon young one...soon Orion: ok...but who is the weirdo in the trunk Author: A new friend Orion: He doesn't look very trustworthy.

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