The Tipsy Gull by James Borges

Author:James Borges [Borges, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-30T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 20

Sunday morning, Danny lounged in his recliner, wearing shorts and a Melvin Gordon jersey, while watching the Charger’s season opener against the Chiefs. He slammed his beer can down after Ware scored on a 5-yard TD run to tie the game. “Tackle his ass! Come on you guys, even I could have made that play.”

Zoe whelped and scampered out of the room and under the kitchen table.

After San Diego lost in overtime, he cursed the team, threw on a Charger’s cap, and walked down the pathway. He opened the mail slot, and sorted the mail that had been collecting, shaking his head at the number of advertisements. Dumping those into a black plastic trash can next to the mailboxes, he was left with four letters including a five-by-eight golden colored, manila envelope addressed to Detective Barbosa. No return address. It was almost a quarter-inch thick. Goosebumps ran down his spine. Detective Barbosa?

At the kitchen table he set the letters down. He tore the larger one open and peeked inside. Photographs. As he slid them onto the table, his eyes went wide. They were pictures of Tala, Jessa, and him at the zoo. Amongst them, he picked up a zoo post card and turned it over. He recognized the perfectly square letters of the Chameleon’s hand writing. His cheeks flushed and his heart raced. His flesh crawled and he gasped for air.

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