SEVEN

MELVIN DUPONT

It was a big night for me, in a few days I was going to have to make another catch. I was going to have to bring another one home, just as the others.

I walked through the streets with my hood covering the most of face away, but somehow sweet Raymond always seemed to recognise me, even in the dark.

He had been nice to me since the first night we had met a few weeks back, and now we were close friends or so he imagined. I wasn't much of a chatterbox, but somehow I couldn't resist the urge to stop by Raymond's coffee store, for a cup of coffee every morning.

His store was located at the centre of the town, and so everyone seemed to stop there for a cup of coffee, or his delicious burgers. He did make the best burgers I had ever tasted.

Each time I visited his store, he knew I wasn't one to enjoy the noise or bustle, coming from the store, so he had kept a special spot for me in his little office.

I was tall, so most of the time, I had to bend my