Jake Randolph in "The Eternal Night" Pt. 14
We got out in silence. I couldn't figure out what she'd brought me here for. She seemed hesitant to tell me.
I inspected the castle and discovered it was merely a facade, with nothing behind it but braces to hold it up. It was kind of a good metaphor for the whole of Hollywood: one giant facade with no substance beyond what you saw glittering on the surface.
I heard a commotion to the right of the castle and immediately reached for the gun in the holster under my arm.
A gun and holster which I stopped wearing years ago...
- Category: Crime, Murder & Mystery
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Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago
Uh-oh! It’s not like you Jake not to be prepared. Guess you needed a refresher course at the Boy Scouts🥴.
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Christopher almost 3 years ago
He's a little rusty, for sure.
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Frenchie almost 3 years ago
Aggghh! old habits die hard when you have been a PI for so long but, I'd say, do not trust a beautiful woman who asks you if you got to keep 250 mils and and who takes you to a deserted spooky place.
Nicely written, Christopher, I could hear the wind rustling through the derelict buildings.... -
Christopher almost 3 years ago
Thanks, Frenchie. It's actually 250 thousand, though, not million. Jake isn't that loaded!
