up.”
“ That’s not it.”
“ Hey, I won’t
pry.”
There was a knock on the front door. Adam
walked over and opened it up. He smiled at Monica and gestured for
her to come in.
Adam enjoyed Monica and Nicole’s visit it
made him forget everything for a few hours. When they left to go
home all those awful feelings swept over him again. He grabbed his
jacket and headed out. He was going to go to the studio and lose
himself in his music. He had to do something to get those awful
images out of his mind.
***
Michael stood in the control room of the
studio Adam was rehearsing in. He watched Adam strumming away at
his acoustic guitar trying to create some sort of melody. Nicole
had called Michael and was worried about Adam. Normally, this
attention Nicole was giving to Adam might make a man jealous, she
was his after all, yet Michael knew Nicole’s intentions. She was
just showing compassion for her roommate’s friend.
It was clear that Adam was distraught. He
wore his emotions on his sleeve, just like Nicole did. Michael was
relieved when the police just chalked the murder up to drug
violence. They would never connect him to it. He was reckless when
he killed that bitch and that man of hers. He had to be more
careful. He couldn’t allow himself to lose control like that
again.
What Michael couldn’t understand was why
Adam was so upset. The bitch that broke his heart got what was
coming to her. His curiosity to know the why of it made him come
here to talk with Adam. It was a bonus that this would also make
Nicole happy.
Michael waited for Adam to stop playing then
he walked into the live room.
“ Holy shit, you scared me,
Michael,” Adam said as he set the guitar down.
“ Nicole wanted me to check
on you.”
“ She did? She has already
been so sweet to me.”
“ Yeah, I know.” That came
out harsher than Michael intended.
“ If I didn’t know better I
would say you aren’t too happy about Nicole hanging around with
me.”
“ I don’t care if she wants
to be around you.”
“ Listen man, I appreciate
you taking the time to check up on me, but I will be fine once I
wrap my head around this.”
“ Do you need me to
represent you? I heard they dragged you down to the police
station.”
“ Yeah, I was hauled in, but
I have been cleared of the charges. So thankfully I don’t need to
hire you.”
“ I would have represented
you for free, you know that.”
“ I know. A part of me is
leery that you are being so nice to me. I know that sounds
incredibly dickey.”
Michael was kind of glad that Adam wasn’t a
totally naïve idiot. This made setting him up to take the fall so
much more satisfying.
“ I understand that. I would
be leery too.”
“ Why are you being so nice
to me?”
“ At first I liked your
music and I was looking for someone to give support to for my
firm’s foundation. But the more I get to know you, the more I like
you.”
“ You are not going to start
hitting on me or anything like that.”
Michael started to laugh. “Well, if I was so
inclined to swing that way, I would certainly hit on you, but since
I’m not gay you are safe.”
“ That is a relief,” Adam
chuckled.
“ Nicole told me they made
you look at crime scene photos. I could go after them for
harassment.”
“ Nah, don’t do that. They
were just doing their job. But I wish I didn’t see those photos.
The way Mindy was murdered…why did whoever did that have to make
her suffer.”
Michael took a measure of pride watching
Adam’s reaction to seeing those photos. He wanted that bitch to
suffer.
“ I know it’s hard, but try
not to think about those photos. She got herself mixed up with the
wrong people and she paid the price. I’m just sorry you had to be
hurt by this. Just thank God you weren’t in that apartment when all
of that happened.”
“ A part of me is very
grateful for that. Yet, a part of me wondered if I was there could
I have stopped it.”
Michael wanted to
“ That’s not it.”
“ Hey, I won’t
pry.”
There was a knock on the front door. Adam
walked over and opened it up. He smiled at Monica and gestured for
her to come in.
Adam enjoyed Monica and Nicole’s visit it
made him forget everything for a few hours. When they left to go
home all those awful feelings swept over him again. He grabbed his
jacket and headed out. He was going to go to the studio and lose
himself in his music. He had to do something to get those awful
images out of his mind.
***
Michael stood in the control room of the
studio Adam was rehearsing in. He watched Adam strumming away at
his acoustic guitar trying to create some sort of melody. Nicole
had called Michael and was worried about Adam. Normally, this
attention Nicole was giving to Adam might make a man jealous, she
was his after all, yet Michael knew Nicole’s intentions. She was
just showing compassion for her roommate’s friend.
It was clear that Adam was distraught. He
wore his emotions on his sleeve, just like Nicole did. Michael was
relieved when the police just chalked the murder up to drug
violence. They would never connect him to it. He was reckless when
he killed that bitch and that man of hers. He had to be more
careful. He couldn’t allow himself to lose control like that
again.
What Michael couldn’t understand was why
Adam was so upset. The bitch that broke his heart got what was
coming to her. His curiosity to know the why of it made him come
here to talk with Adam. It was a bonus that this would also make
Nicole happy.
Michael waited for Adam to stop playing then
he walked into the live room.
“ Holy shit, you scared me,
Michael,” Adam said as he set the guitar down.
“ Nicole wanted me to check
on you.”
“ She did? She has already
been so sweet to me.”
“ Yeah, I know.” That came
out harsher than Michael intended.
“ If I didn’t know better I
would say you aren’t too happy about Nicole hanging around with
me.”
“ I don’t care if she wants
to be around you.”
“ Listen man, I appreciate
you taking the time to check up on me, but I will be fine once I
wrap my head around this.”
“ Do you need me to
represent you? I heard they dragged you down to the police
station.”
“ Yeah, I was hauled in, but
I have been cleared of the charges. So thankfully I don’t need to
hire you.”
“ I would have represented
you for free, you know that.”
“ I know. A part of me is
leery that you are being so nice to me. I know that sounds
incredibly dickey.”
Michael was kind of glad that Adam wasn’t a
totally naïve idiot. This made setting him up to take the fall so
much more satisfying.
“ I understand that. I would
be leery too.”
“ Why are you being so nice
to me?”
“ At first I liked your
music and I was looking for someone to give support to for my
firm’s foundation. But the more I get to know you, the more I like
you.”
“ You are not going to start
hitting on me or anything like that.”
Michael started to laugh. “Well, if I was so
inclined to swing that way, I would certainly hit on you, but since
I’m not gay you are safe.”
“ That is a relief,” Adam
chuckled.
“ Nicole told me they made
you look at crime scene photos. I could go after them for
harassment.”
“ Nah, don’t do that. They
were just doing their job. But I wish I didn’t see those photos.
The way Mindy was murdered…why did whoever did that have to make
her suffer.”
Michael took a measure of pride watching
Adam’s reaction to seeing those photos. He wanted that bitch to
suffer.
“ I know it’s hard, but try
not to think about those photos. She got herself mixed up with the
wrong people and she paid the price. I’m just sorry you had to be
hurt by this. Just thank God you weren’t in that apartment when all
of that happened.”
“ A part of me is very
grateful for that. Yet, a part of me wondered if I was there could
I have stopped it.”
Michael wanted to
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