Me: Downstairs. On my way up.
The elevator pings open, and I step inside.
Neve’s talking to some girl with pink hair at the register, distracted.
Banger: Good. We need to talk. I’ll clear my schedule.
I slide inside the elevator and hit her floor the whole time thinking,This is going to be awkward.
The last time I saw Margot Ballinger we were fucking in her car.
The time before that, we were fucking in her office.
The time before that she asked me to kill somebody in exchange for a favor.
The End
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TRANSLATIONS BY CHAPTER
Petalas Perdidas(Portuguese)
Lost Petals
Matança(Portuguese)
The Killing, often referenced when slaughtering a pig for provisions.
Sei que estas ai.(Portuguese)
I know you’re there.
Deja-me entrar, por favor.(Mix Spanish + Portuguese)
Let me in, please.
Me escuchas?(Spanish)
Do you hear me?
Amá(Spanish)
Mom
Puta merda.(Portuguese)
Meant as “Fucking Shit.”
Capter Three