Lust Demented

{XLVII}

PURE LOVE. BLESSED WITHIN THE laws of nature for the first time I stared in my daughter’s eyes. Organically they channeled Missy. The look behind them was somehow mine. The little girl showed up on the planet just in time, challenging the scribe’s code I lived by. Chiara was an explosion of bliss. Time slowed. The apartment was small and there was little room to maneuver. The three of us stared at each other eyes bulging from our faces. She couldn’t inflict any pain. I was immune. Stunned, Kuroneko kept her distance.

“Kiko. Thank you.”

“Fuck you Farrow.”

“Fuck me? You kept my daughter safe. Thank you.”

“I did. I did it for you. The whole world is a false flag attack Farrow, but it’s okay. I was listening to you before you even said a word. There’s no room for guilt. I did it for you. I did.”

“And I will forever appreciate that.”

With the worst possible timing, Detective Anderson entered the room, deer caught in headlights. Kiko screamed trying to claw out his eyes. Kuroneko pounced on his back. All three ended up on the floor. The scuffle resembled a grindhouse pinky violence flick more than a modern day L.E.S. beatdown. In the struggle, Detective Anderson lost his baton, gun, and the keys to his handcuffs.

Carefully I stepped around them, kicking the keys my way and shoving them into my backpocket. Staying out of reach, I sat down next to Chiara who was lying on the bed without a care in the world. The sounds of the psychopaths menacing each other didn’t seem to upset her. Sirens, horns, death, and destruction were all blowing in our ears, but that wasn’t for her yet. She had her whole life to make sense out of that nonsense. Now was just time for her to chill her father. I wanted to hug her until the galaxy combusted, but my hands were still cuffed and behind me. I turned my back to her. I stretched out my pinkie finger. Chiara grabbed it and didn’t let go.