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Split by Mel Bossa
Chapter 1
Aunt Fran dropped by today. She wanted to see the new condo. Her face had some color to it this afternoon. She set her thin fingers on my cheeks and kissed my mouth. She still smoked those rotten cigarettes, even with this terrible prognosis hanging over her head. She probably thought I couldn’t smell the cigarettes on her breath, but mint or not, I could.
“Very neutral, Derek.” There was a hint of dissatisfaction in her raspy voice. “Modern, I suppose.”
I helped her slip off her long white coat. She wore a beautiful purple blouse over black slacks.
“A little bland to my taste.” She ran a fingertip on the mantle, then c****d her head, scanning the pr
