The Final Prank
It was not until a year later that they finally came to a truce, when Mandy's father approached Andy with a photo, asking humbly, "I have information that might interest you. Will this be enough to exchange for my daughter's freedom?"
Andy was lighting himself a cigarette, and paused as he quickly took the photo, his eyes staring fixedly as if to commit every pixel to memory.
Mandy's father pointed out, "Ms. Smith is alive and abroad, still recovering. That's proof."
Yes, that definitely was his Jane!
Andy was at once happy and miserable.
Happy that Jane was alive.
Miserable that Jane had another man now.
In the photo, she was sitting in a wheelchair and reading a book, her gaze clearer than