Flowers in Blood

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Authors: Carlos Santiago
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o u t l oo k i n g a t h i m , w a l k i n g t o m y ca r , e v e n w i t h t h e r a i n f a lli ng , b eca u s e I c o u l d n ot l o s e s i gh t of t h e m ov e m e n t of h o u s e nu m b e r f i f t y a n d e i gh t , A n t ô n i o L i s boa S t r ee t , w h i c h i s w h y I h a d d i r ec t e d m e t o t h a t p l ace , a n d I d i d n ot w a n t s t a y t o s e e w h a t w o u l d h a pp e n n e x t .
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p a i r of t h i c k t h i gh s a n d a m ea t y m o u t h . B u t I l e t t h e m o m e n t h a pp e n , a n d I f l e d t h e d a ng e r , t h e v e n om of a w o m a n w h o c o u l d h a ve a n y m a n t o d e s t r u c t i o n .
    I n s i de t h e ca r , w i t h a n o t h e r d a m n c i g a r e tt e on a n d s t il l e x c i t e d, I w o n d e r . L e t m e t a k e a f e w m e m o r i e s t h a t t h e p r e v i o u s s ce n e b r o ugh t m e w h il e I w a i t s o m e m ov e m e n t i n t h e h o u s e . M y t w o
o u t p u t s of t h e ca r w o rr i e d m e , b eca u s e I d i d n ’ t kn ow i f t h e r e w e r e c h a ng e s i n i t , t h e r e w a s a body l y i n g i n t h e s t r ee t , w h o s e b l ood r a n do w n w i t h r a i n w a t e r , a n d a p r ovo ca t i ve w o m a n w a n t e d t o p u t m e i n a r ea l c ool i n a n unkn o w n p l ace . N e i t h e r I d i d n ' t h a ve t o t u r n t o b eca u s e m y ce l l p h o n e , a s a l w a y s h a pp e n s i n t h e s e t i m e s , w h e n w e n ee d, t h e b a tt e r y i s d i s c h a r g e d.

I a m w a t c h i n g t h e d a r k s k y . I s e e t h e li gh t po l e on t h e o t h e r s i de of t h e s t r ee t . T h e r a i n i s f a lli n g ill u m i n a t e d by i t s li gh t . I t r y t o f o r g e t t h e w o m a n i n t h e b a r a n d t h e e x t e n d e d bod y . W h e n I w a s a c h il d, I li k e d t o do s o t o t r y t o f o r g e t s o m e t h i n g t h a t m a de m e a nx i o u s . F r om w i n dow of m y b e d r oo m , I w a s l oo k i n g a t t h e s k y on w i n t e r n i gh t s or s u mm e r . I w a s d i ff e r e n t f r om o t h e r k i ds b eca u s e I w a s n ot a f r a i d of t h o s e t h i ng s , li k e d a r kn e ss , h ea vy r a i n w i t h li gh t n i n g a n d t hun d e r , b u t e x c i t e m e n t of t h e unkn o w n , a n d i n s o m n i a h a s a l w a y s b ee n m y r oo mm a t e . M y f a t h e r t h o ugh t I w a s a s l ee p, w h e n i n f ac t , I k e pt l oo k i n g a t t h e d a r k c o r n e r s of t h e r oom on l o n e l y n i gh t s un t i l s l ee p ca m e , b eca u s e h e n e v e r
d i d l e t m e r ea d a n y book i n t h e r oom a t b e d t i m e . S o m e t i m e s , I op e n e d t h e w i n dow t o l ook a t t h e s t a r s i n t h e s k y . B u t w h e n t h e r a i n f e ll , w i t h t h e li gh t n i n g t ea r i n g t h e s k y a n d t hun d e r s r u m b li n g i n t h e r oom a n d s h a k i n g t h e w i n do w , I i m a g i n e d m y s e l f i n t h o s e h o rr or m ov i e s I w a t c h e d h i dd e n f r om m y p a r e n t s , a n d t h e f ee li n g w a s v e r y s t r a ng e , b eca u s e t h e e x c i t e m e n t l e f t m y h ea r t b ea t i n g s t r o ng e r . W h y t e l l s t o r i e s of gh o s t s f or k i d s ?
    M y s h o e s a n d c l o t h e s w e r e w e t , a n d I g ot c o l d f ee t w i t h t h o s e t w o o u t s I g a ve o u t of t h e ca r . I n s i de i t w a s h ot n o w ; t h e f o gg e d g l a s s i t w a s b l o c k i n g m y v i s i o n . I w a s h a v i n g a m i x t u r e of f ee li ng s li k e c o l d, h ea t , f ea r , ca r e a n d e x c i t a t i o n . I d i d n ot w a n t t o g o b ac k t o t h e b a r a n d s e e m e i n t h a t s i t u a t i on t h a t p u t m e t h e g i r l w i t h o u t p a n t i e s or t h i nk i n g i n t h e e x t e n d e d body w h i c h h a d bo t h e r e d m e . I j u s t w a n t e d t

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