C57 A deal

Alessandro Maurizio

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I stared at Carlo. He stared at me.

We were silent for a few seconds as we stared blankly at each other. I was about to speak, wanting to tell him to make it quick so I could get the problem over with when his eyes went wide and his mouth fell open.

"You think—" he stopped short, looking around to see if anyone was close by. No one was