Chapter 27 – New Gifts
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Clee: So what do you think? Do you like it?


Arlene: Well, it’s pretty big! And it seems really nice …


Arlene: But sweetie, do you really think this is right time to get a new TV? Didn’t you say money was tight?


Clee: I don’t have as much as I did before but I still have enough to last me a year or two, maybe three even! So why not spoil myself a bit? Maybe I’ll get inspired while watching TV!


Arlene: Ok, if you say so and if you really needed it then it’s fine I guess …


Clee: I really do need it, I’m hoping it’ll help me keep my mind off the divorce. Bad thoughts won’t leave my mind Arlene!


Arlene: Sweetie, sweetie! We agreed we wouldn’t let this get to you! C’mon, let’s watch something on the new TV, it’ll cheer you up!


Talman: And I’m just afraid that weasel will not buy the story I told him; he’ll keep snooping around me until he finds out what really happened, and if he does, there’s no telling what he might do!


Talman: What do I do?


Miss Aqua: Relax Talman, there’s nothing we can’t handle. Plus, I got a very simple solution for you


Miss Aqua: From now on avoid going out in public as much as possible, stick to the essentials like getting the groceries. And get you errands done in the early morning, there’s little chance you’ll run into him then


Miss Aqua: And to further keep your mind at ease, we’ll move you to somewhere more secluded, at the edge of town so you’ll be hard to find


Miss Aqua: It should be fine that way, nothing to worry about!


Miss Aqua: But if this Joe decides to take it too far and becomes a threat to our business here ..


Miss Aqua: There’s always a way to deal with him …





Miss Aqua: I’m going to leave this here for you, as a measure of self-defense if the need arises


Talman: A gun?
Miss Aqua: Yes it’s a gun, what does it look like?


Talman: It’s just .. I thought we agreed that I wouldn’t have to hurt anyone in our arrangement!?


Miss Aqua: First, I made no such promise. And second, I’m not telling you to shoot him or track him down and kill him …



Miss Aqua: The smooth running of our operations means you’ll be done sooner, and you’ll be able to go back to your family sooner too. But if Joe threatens you in any way, he will threaten the operations and delay if not suspend your return to your family ..


Miss Aqua: All I am doing is giving you the means to defend yourself and your goals if Joe threatens them, and if that moment does come you should be ready to make a quick decision. Remember, we aren’t sure what Joe is exactly capable of or how far he might go .. it’s really just a precaution


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