Personal Narrative: A Short Story

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“No, I mean our boss. He isn’t going to just let you get custody of your sister. It won’t be that easy.” “I get that you don’t trust easy, but no. Just no.” “Think Brian, and I mean really think on this. What happens if he gives you full custody?” “I get full custody.” “And do you stay with the team? Do you keep working for the boss, or maybe start doing your own thing? You said you got into this for your sister, but once you get her, there is less reason for you to keep working with the boss. He loses leverage once you get her, or he works things to keep pressure on you. Maybe you fail a follow up check and you have to go through litigation. Maybe your mom wins an appeal. Really though, what you should be asking, is why don’t you have custody yet?” “I can only go by what the boss has done for us so far. I know you didn’t like just handing the money over to them, …show more content…

I could feel his shoulders rising and falling as he breathed. I never turned from the edge to face him. Not when he had argued with me. Not now as he turned and walked back to the stairs. Nor when he paused at the door, hand on the handle, and sighed. It wasn’t until Lisa came up that I took my eyes from the devastation I had wrought on my city. “So how was the rooftop serenade?” she asked. I turned to face her and could see the smile falter for an instant. “We argued. He left.” “And you stayed,” she replied looking out at what was now a battle between the local heroes, firetrucks, and the raging blue green fires in the distance. “And I stayed.” “Wanna talk about it.” “I need your help with a job.” “Oh really? And what kinda job are we pulling?” “Not the team. Just you and me.” “Find anything interesting at the bank.” “A name.” “Coil.” “No, another name. Several others actually. I’ll need helping dealing with them.” “And you need my help specifically to do this.” “I do.” “Great, so what’s the plan?” “We call in the

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