One Apple A Day #04
Playing with the oxford comma.
#01 Jeremy turned and faced Leslie, his sister and a police officer.
“Of all the people in the world I had to meet you in this moment.”
“Life’s a bitch, I know”
“So, what are we doing now?”
Jeremy looks at his sister with a mix of fear and hope in his eyes. She looks so tough in her uniform. She looks tough in everything to be honest. He remember her when they were kids. Their mum has always been the “Sunday’s clothes” type. Appearances in the family are everything. He was uncomfortable in his blue suit. He wasn’t unable to stand still in the church. Like an animal in a skinny prison. Leslie instead was always so neat and tidy. She has always rapresented the order.
#02 Jeremy turned and faced Leslie, his sister and, a police officer.
Weird. Absolutely weird. This is the only word that Jeremy has in mind. He has been in a lot of strange situations in the past but nothing so weird. They are staring at him while the keep looking at the others. The whole situation reminds him of the final scene on that western movie with Clint Eastwood. The bad, the ugly and the good or something similar. The three girls looks in the middle of a gun’s fight. Each one thinking what is the best option. To shoot him or to shoot the others?
Leslie is furious. Jeremy and her have been together for 4 months. Four fucking months and he never told her that he has a sister. He also never told her what he really do for a living. Know she knows where does he find all the money.
Joan is staring at this stupid brother. A girlfriend. When did he get a girlfriend. He is too stupid even to read a post on facebook but he managed to find a girlfriend. And the worst thing is that his girlfriend is now interfering with their job.
Mary has been a police office for a while. She celebrated his sixth anniversary 3 weeks ago. In all his career as a police officer she has seen a lot of strange things. Nothing as weird as this situation. Who’s the red girl stripped in the a blue dress two sizes too small? She seems very furious with the Jeremy. And the blonde one? She has something familiar. For sure she’s not dressed for a night at the pub. Maybe for a dark metal concert? And Jeremy? She doesn’t know him very well but enough to know that he is very stupid. Why is he here? At this time of the night. In a place where there should be no one at this time?