C28 Restless Walls

The room was small, nothing more than a rented box above a shuttered ramen shop. The ceiling leaked when the rain came down hard, and the mattress was little more than flattened cotton. But for now, it was shelter.

Arun sat cross-legged on the floor, staring at the envelope of cash he had ripped free from the gym. His knuckles were still bruised from the fight with Riku’s men