Safely

- Kate

As people walk past me, giving me the occasional curious glance, I start to feel like I’m going to be swallowed up by the night. My eyes fly around before they land on the brightly lit windows of Joe’s bar.

I wonder if Joe will let me stay there again. I don’t have any money, but I’m still a “friend” of Arnold’s.

As I walk across the street to the bar, I’m reminded of how desperate Arnold was when we spoke to him a few weeks ago. He’d been looking for Marcel for weeks, and we were his last glimmer of hope.

I think that any human that’s pursuing him is in over their head. This is between wolves, and even if my pack doesn’t think I’m the wolf that can handle it, we’re going to take Marcel down.

And figure out what to do with all of those women.

Country music floats out of the bar, and a group of women stumble out. They’re teetering in high heels and falling against each other.

“Oh my God, Cynthia, I have to get out of here.”

One of the women turns her hazy eyed ga