Can’t Let Go

A fictional short story

Photo by Trent Yarnell on Unsplash

When the woman sat down in front of him, Gerald Fletcher wrinkled his nose. Hatred roiled up in the pit of his stomach and settled in his throat like indigestion. He could feel it burn when he swallowed.

She was dark-skinned. Exotic and dangerous. He perked his ears and caught impeccable English flowing from her tongue through parted, smiling lips. The woman sitting next to…