10-28-2020, 05:51 PM
He was a mess as he sat there, at the foot of Delia's bed, spilling his guts to Detective Dempsey.
Telling the whole story with animated expression, accompanied by wild hand gestures.
Johnny stood there listening with a judge's ear. Carefully weighing every word. One slip and
no one would miss this freakishly tall, skinny small-time crook. Johnny made sure he had
a bullet with Orville's name on it. Had any harm come to the object of his affection, he would
see to it that every guilty party pay dearly. This was something he was willing to cross EVERY
line for.
And sitting there in a puddle of sweat and tears, Orville could feel it.
Telling the whole story with animated expression, accompanied by wild hand gestures.
Johnny stood there listening with a judge's ear. Carefully weighing every word. One slip and
no one would miss this freakishly tall, skinny small-time crook. Johnny made sure he had
a bullet with Orville's name on it. Had any harm come to the object of his affection, he would
see to it that every guilty party pay dearly. This was something he was willing to cross EVERY
line for.
And sitting there in a puddle of sweat and tears, Orville could feel it.
