Temporarily Closed Novelas e Histórias

Close. So damn close.

"Just the closing of the account." BANG.

The foreign bank, one of my older, more discreet institutions in Zurich, wrote in their infuriatingly polite tone: "Dear Mrs. Remington, We regret to inform you that due to an ongoing investigation into potentially irregular transactions, your account ending in 9042 has been temporarily suspended. Please note that this is a precautionary measure and not indicative of wrongdoing. Access to withdrawals and transfers has been restricted until further notice. Our compliance department will reach out for documentation to clarify the nature of certain funds. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation."

"Miss Hillstorm, we're very sorry to inform you that your train ticket this Thursday at four in the afternoon is cancelled. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Moreover, we regret to inform you that you are temporarily banned from traveling out for a month. Should you have the time of convenience for you, we will be wiling to talk to you regarding this issue. Please contact us anytime and our team will be ready to accommodate you regarding this unfortunate incident."

As Ethan stood in front of Gabriel under a bright full moon, his heart beat like a drum in his chest. The pack got together for the Moon Ceremony, which happened once a year and was a time to be together and think. It was a great place to say what had to be said. Gabriel cleared his throat, never taking his eyes off Ethan. "Pack, I need to tell you something important that I should have told you a long time ago." His voice shook because he was both sorry and determined.

"Good morning too. What's up?" My secretary explained the problems that had occurred while I was gone for the past few days. “Sorry, sir. There are some agendas that you missed. I have rescheduled them for you. The problem is the logistics rejection. They said that today they are short of supplies and asked our company for more.” “Oh, yes. Just do your best! I told them that if they ever lack logistics, they can tell me right away.” “Okay, sir, then. I will finish everything soon.” My secretary excused herself after that.

"Are you going to pretend that it didn't slip out?" Kai stepped closer, cupped my cheek, and whispered, "What if I don’t want to pretend anymore?" My knees almost gave out. But before I could say a word, Peter interrupted nervously from the side. "Uh, sorry... but the mess is... really bad. We might need to close for a few days." Kai didn’t look away from me. "We’ll take care of it."

A circle. Finally closed.

But deep inside, I already knew those explanations didn't fit. When we turned onto his street, my stomach tightened. The shop was closed. The metal shutters had been pulled down, and every light inside was off. A handwritten notice had been taped to the front door, moving gently in the morning breeze. I walked over and read it twice. Closed indefinitely. That was all it said. Daniel stood beside me. "Looks normal enough." I slowly shook my head. "No." "What?" "He would've told someone." I folded the paper back against the glass.

Because he felt his bad energy and he knew whoever that guy was would definitely be bad news but he had no idea how to tell them so he just minded his business. “Yes, we do, what table?” “I’ll come pick it up by the counter, it’s to go.” Santiago replied and finally got to ask the number one question on his mind. “What time do you guys close? For the day... I was thinking of bringing someone here for a date” the lie slipped out so easily he was a bit proud of himself. “Ten pm.” Said Hunter as he went to pull out the croissants that were placed in the microwave not too long ago.