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NxM 13. Even more of a challenge

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Finale chapter! Or, at least, where I stopped writing

Napoleon x Melon

13. Even more of a challenge

A stared at dark reflection

City lights that wrap around your periphery

Ringo never knew his mother

She moved, died young or filed for divorce

Hiro never talks about her

“If I really become something great”

“Maybe dad will tell me the truth about her”

Those city lights are like a hand

A hand that grabs, and holds in place

The car stops and the engine dies

I’m far too excited now to think of sleeping

I wonder what Melon makes of all of this

She’s too cool to care about these things

The car door opens

Detective Hiro walks into the station

His son walks behind him, carrying a stack of papers

These are the files of the Napoleon case of 20 years ago

“We’re going to be ready this time”

“We’re going to use all the latest technologies”

“This is now a research project”

Hiro remembers foolishly firing his gun

With an aim to kill that Napoleon

This time we’re not going to kill Napoleon

Eyes that are looking

For a view to a kill

“Let’s get out there and find this new Napoleon!”

Melon landed softly on the roof of the police station

It was nearing 10:00 pm, and the street lamps were bright

She had only seen a man walk by with his pet dog

This challenge is not challenging

All Melon had to do was place the note, and no one was outside

She looked over the edge of the building to the concrete sidewalk

Melon dropped down quick, landing softly like a cat

They were waiting for her

Another man foolishly fired a shot

The bullet rocketed past Melon’s ear

She felt frozen, and it took every effort to look up

She felt a hand on her back, trying to grab her shoulder

In a blink of an eye she was balancing on a telephone wire across the street

She shook her hand a few times to detach the sweaty note

There was a flash of a camera, almost blinding

That was more of a challenge

Melon opened her mouth once

She remembered to keep quiet

“You’re going to have to try harder to catch me”

Melon reached out her arms and jumped back towards the station roof

Not a sound, Hiro and Ringo staring up wide-eyed

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kalsagnia's avatar
Whoa, things got a little close there! I was worried for a second that Melon was actually going to get shot! Please tell me there's going to be more of this!