Everybody Knows Novels & Stories

“What is your game, really? We all know that you have one.” ****

He strolled over to a wall filled with images. One quick look and Darius realized he recognized most of the people in them. He saw those who were currently in the room with him, and those not present. There were only a few he couldn’t recall ever seeing. He had done a lot of research through the years on the Jacksons and could spot them from a mile away.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹�

"I know! Nobody can know about us, but I just wish that I ....." "What do you...."

My smile widened. There was no point explaining it to him. His understanding was still confined to this small town. Little did he know that the current layoffs were just the tip of the iceberg compared to the national situation. Soon, this wave of layoffs would sweep the entire country. It would be too late to think about making a living by then. I decisively grabbed my personal belongings and my layoff notice, leaving the dormitory. Before I left, I saw the layoff list posted on the bulletin board. My name was on it.

The kind of shift that means someone already knows the answer. "Everything you need to know," he said, "is in the file I haven't shown you yet."

“Yup, I know. And I will be reminding you that I know every day for the rest of your natural life. Which, as it turns out, you thought was going to end soon? Not that I would have known if other people hadn’t told me.” Shit. Shit, shit. This is bad.

Everyone knows me, and I certainly don't know them, and they are always busy taking care of other people's lives. ***

Because deep down— Everyone knew. This wasn’t over. Not even close.

He simply decided to. And everyone already knows what I know..... Shit is about to go down.