“Cool man. You’re dressed for the occasion.” He says as he hands me one of the company’s fancy pens.
I try to arrange the paperwork, so they don’t look so carelessly placed on the desk.
“What occasion?” I ask without looking at him. There’s so much paper.
“Today is Iris Birthday.” He says.
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“Really?” I ask.
“Yeah, it is.” He smiles widely.
“You know what I think?” He asks.
“No, I actually don’t, but it would nice if you could help me with this paperwork.” I suggest to him and he chuckles.
“It’s quite funny.” He chuckles a bit and then holds my shoulder.“It was like I saw you and Daniel around where I live. You two were on the bridge dumping something that looked like a body.” He says and I gape.“Right? It’s really weird.” He says and then he holds his hips.............“That’s impossible.” I force out a laugh, causing Jimmy to look at me strangely.When it comes to lying, sometimes I do it well, but when I’m beyond nervous like now, I’m crap at doing it.“Is everything here okay, boys?” Iris asks as she steps out of the office. She has a key in her hand, and now she’s closing the door.
When he finally hears Iris, he turns around and smiles brightly.That’s when I see realize that I’m seeing a ghost.Harry? That is not Harry.That is Jacob, my best friend that died!..............The young man walks closer and closer, confirming my suspicions. When he reaches Iris, he gives her a bear hug and she hugs him back.“You look lovely as always.” He says to her and she rolls her eyes playfully.“Happy birthday.” He says and then kisses her cheek.“Thank you.” She mouths without saying the actual words.I may be jealous by that peck that this
She walks close to Harry and smiles.“Harry, I thank you for service here, but you are no longer needed.” She says and I see her wipe a falling tear from her eye.“What?” He asks.“You’re fired, Harry. You’re fired.” She says as she begins to walk towards a staircase............“What do you mean I’m fried? What did I do wrong?” He follows her, as do the rest of us.She climbs the spiral staircase to the next floor in style. Her body moves like a work of art and her demeanor is distant.“Wait, Iris.” Jimmy tries to help his friend, Harry.When we a
“They found it.” He says simply, but I’m just left confused.What did they find? And who?“You’re not making any sense.” I say to him, and the line goes silent.It takes a few seconds before he speaks. “They found the body, Quincy. They found Kate’s body.” ...............“No, that’s not possible.” I say to him. “We threw her in the water.”My hands are shaking, and I may drop the phone if I don’t relax.“Quincy, get over here.” Daniel says between his teeth. “They have witnesses.”
I finally see him, but he’s being taken away by the officers.The crowd clears and makes a path for them to pass.As soon as Daniel’s eyes lands on me, he says loudly, “There he is, officer! That’s the kid!” ............“That’s him?” One of them asks him.“Yes, I told you I wasn’t lying.” He says as they walk up to me.“Excuse me, are you Quincy Daniels?” A huge dark skin officer asks me.He looks very intimidating, and he’s staring right into my eyes.“Is there a problem here, officer?” My father makes himself known.
“So back to the question.” She reminds me.“Do you happen to know anyone that goes by the name of Kate?” She stares right into my eyes as the words leaves her mouth.“Yes.” I answer truthfully.Since I came in here, I have not told a lie. I have only withheld information.But I think the time has come for the lies..............“Do you know where she is now?” The lady asks me as she studies my reaction.“I heard she’s dead.” I say plainly.“And where did you get that information from?” She asks in a high
“Yeah.” I say loosely.“I was there, I was at the bridge the night of yesterday.” My words surprises her and she looks towards the rectangular glass.I hear the door of the room open, and I smile sadly, knowing that I’m going to jail for a hell of a long time.............Fully expecting officers to come into the room, a pale white man enters instead.“Beck, may I speak with you?” He asks her politely. He looks at me and smiles. I don’t know him, nor have I seen him before; but he’s looking at me like he knows me or something.“And who are you?” She asks as she stands from the chair.
“He goes down.” She adds.And that’s the thing. They don’t know Daniel Sims.If he goes down, it’s inevitable; then he would make it his life’s mission to take me down with him.............A few hours later, I’m in my office dressed in a formal business suit that makes me look regal.I didn’t have a lot of them, so I ordered for about a dozen using a credit card Iris assigned to me. “Why do you look so brooding?” Iris asks me as she sits across from me. Jimmy isn’t here, considering the fact that he’s always with Iris.“Nothing.” I mumble