You Look Beautiful Tonight

The things we want are so very rarely the things we need. Clifton Heights, a modest Adirondack town, offers many unique attractions. Arcane Delights sells both paperbacks and hard-to-find limited editions. The Skylark Diner serves the best home-cooked meals around, with friendly service and a smile. Every August, Mr. Jingo’s County Fair visits, to the delight of children and adults. In essence, Clifton Heights is the quintessential small American town. Everyone knows everyone else, and everyone is treated like family. It is quiet, simple, and peaceful. But shadows linger here. Flitting in dark corners, from the corner of the eye. If you walk down Main Street after dark, the slight scrape of shoes on asphalt whispers you're not alone, but when you look over your shoulder, no one is there. The moon shines high and bright in the night sky, but instead of throwing light, it only seems to make the shadows lengthen. Children disappear. Teens run away. Hunters get lost in the woods with frightening regularity. Husbands go mad, and wives vanish in the dead of night. And still, when the sun rises in the morning, you are greeted by townspeople with warm waves and friendly smiles, and the shivers pass as everything seems fresh and new... Until night falls once more. Handy's Pawn and Thrift sits several blocks down from Arcane Delights. Like any thrift store, its wares range from the mundane to the bizarre. By daylight, it seems just another slice of small town Americana. But in its window hangs a sign which reads: We Have Things You Need. And when a lonely traveling salesman comes looking for something he desperately wants, after normal visiting hours, after night has fallen, he will face a harsh truth among the shelves of Handy’s Pawn and Thrift: the things we want are rarely the things we need. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Ansel Ayyash Lazuardi, berusia tiga puluh lima tahun. Seorang CEO perusahaan Colorpak Company, yang bergerak di bidang tekstil terbesar di negara Asia. Di perusahaan, Ansel terkenal sangat tampan, gagah, dan berwibawa. Di dunia bisnis Ansel terkenal sangat, kejam dan bengis, Ansel tidak akan mau menerima kesalahan sekecil apapun yang dilakukan oleh para sekutunya. Ansel tidak akan segan-segan untuk menghukum dan membunuh siapapun yang berani melakukan kesalahan, dan penghianatan. sehingga membuat semua pesaing bisnis tunduk dan gemetar jika sudah berhadapan dengan, Ansel yang, mendapatkan julukan sebagai raja iblis terkuat di Asia. Tapi, dibalik sikapnya yang kejam, ternyata Ansel sangat anti untuk memiliki hubungan dengan wanita. Menurut Ansel, wanita hanyalah bom waktu, yang bisa meledak kapan saja. Tapi, takdir berkata lain. Pada suatu pesta, Ansel, dijebak, sehingga malam itu, Ansel, tidak sadar jika dia melewati one night stand bersama seorang wanita berusia dua puluh tiga tahun. Yang bekerja di perusahaannya menjabat sebagai staf kebersihan.

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