My apartment feels smaller. Like some giant leaned against the other side of the wall and crushed it in. This isn’t the first time I’ve walked in and felt how empty it is. But it is the first time the emptiness bothers me.
I’ve got almost everything I need. Emiyo managed to scrub all the blood from my black hoodie and jeans. My gun is still tucked in my pants. There’s only one reason for me to be here.
There are so many things waiting to be found: Jin Ling’s sister, a ledger, a cat without a tail. I don’t have time to stay. I’ve wasted so much already, and the girl behind the window is waiting for me. I don’t even unlace my boots as I walk in. Three paces is all it takes to get to the wall. Four swipes is all it takes to erase the marks. My finger turns as black as my clothes. Never before have I wiped off so many at once.
Six.
It’s time to end this.