Just like that, he changed. The cringing, whining book shop owner was replaced by someone I knew better than the back of my hand, and he wasn't a sight for sore eyes. It only made me angrier.
People talk about seeing red when you're burned to high Heaven, but you never know what it's like 'til it happens to you.
I had better plans for Clarence than a couple slugs of lead in the noggin, and if he was ready to put up his dukes, I would have at him.
"I took the goddamn fall for you," I barked, moving around the far end of the first row of shelves and pushing at them. They swayed, cracked, and started batting over like dominoes.
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Just like that, he changed. The cringing, whining book shop owner was replaced by someone I knew better than the back of my hand, and he wasn't a sight for sore eyes. It only made me angrier.
People talk about seeing red when you're burned to high Heaven, but you never know what it's like 'til it happens to you.
I had better plans for Clarence than a couple slugs of lead in the noggin, and if he was ready to put up his dukes, I would have at him.
"I took the goddamn fall for you," I barked, moving around the far end of the first row of shelves and pushing at them. They swayed, cracked, and started batting over like dominoes.
"And you skipped out while I was under glass!"