I've got two weeks left. That's what the goddamn doctor said, waving the X‑ray between his nose and mine. I knew he'd say it. And I knew what I'd do. Walk out. That's it. Two weeks. Fourteen days... If I'm lucky — fifteen. I stepped out, lit a smoke, thought it over, and headed for my ex's place. The one who'd already moved the next guy in. Best time to visit an ex is on a rainy evening. Done it twice before. She didn't know I still had a third set of keys and a pair of soft shoes...114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8wv4hbmKD
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The next was banging my ex. She'd already come and was waiting for him. Looked like a geometry problem — a right angle. The X‑axis lay there, sweaty and moaning, while the Y‑axis, twitching like a needle, slid and panted. A couple of weeks ago, drunk, she'd called to tell me how he... Anyway — when she comes, she can't think straight. Turns out it gets her off. Got her off. Because I fired as soon as I walked in. The next didn't even notice she was already headless. He rolled his eyes back — aaah... Those were his last two letters. Hope the kids put the rest on his tombstone.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZJqedAL4m
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Found something in the fridge, thank God. Threw together a sandwich, cracked a beer, sat down on a stool, and remembered — the doc said no alco. And no life. What the hell do I need fifteen days for?114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIDsvLM1wy
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I pulled out my phone, called my daughter:114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BYaOIeNFT
"Hey. I whacked my ex."114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmj8bU9gLyp
"You've got three. Which one?"114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzwl7RRoqG
"The last."114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Zs3X0JGep
"Tough luck for her."114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAM02u6wa4
"Yeah."114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvZZ6LJvlM
"Don't beat yourself up."
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The line went quiet. I'm not beating myself up — it's because of her I got pushed onto the finish line. If she'd loved money a little less, there wouldn't be a cop bullet lodged in my head. At least hers isn't. My Magnum rounds have an off‑center load, so the bullet's somewhere in the wall near the balcony, and her brains are on the wallpaper. I'm a grateful bastard — unlike her.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsf5C5mayl4
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What the hell do I need fifteen days for? Howling in pain, blacking out, coming to in a puke‑stained shirt... Three blocks away, trains race by at the speed of light. A hundred tons of peace — just close your eyes and think about something good... Like my cat. The one the neighbor poisoned. Old fat bitch... She was screaming something about cops... Should've finished her off. Today's Wednesday, eight o'clock... At eight‑thirty on Wednesdays, she goes to her sister's — same bucket of lard — gets on a hundred tons of peace and rides. Eight‑oh‑two — I've got time. Need money, a cab, and the station.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuxzxKoqqq
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I fished through the next one's pants pockets. The last next one. A crumpled five — good enough. My last bills were in the doc's pocket. Damn quacks — they love cash. Their Hippocratic oath starts with: "I swear by whatever gods and goddesses, taking them as witnesses, for cash I will perform honestly, according to my ability..." And if I don't have the ability, then for more cash.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iaYECG0dN
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From the station, I called my daughter again. She picked up patiently:114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlwHoAMOTr
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"Pushed the neighbor under a train."114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2zuSwi5iB
"You decided to clean up the world?"114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvdoUXjlSS
"Didn't work out so well."114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtVDrLuu93
"Why?"114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrG2NQLY4Vt
"The whole platform is in shit — her wig and shoes got sucked into a plane's turbine on takeoff. Airport's closed."114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFa1ICi6BZ
" Damn — my boss is flying in today! Couldn't you have waited a couple of days?"114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSm73Cyh49A
They gave me fifteen — she asked for two. Thirteen percent of my time. Even here — the devil's dozen. I'm afraid she won't pick up a third time.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbtRGcSClP
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What the hell do I need a third time for? I'm not telling you some fairy tale about three little pigs building houses. All of life is a game of hide‑and‑seek with the wolf. But all you've got is a fat ass — and he's got a bazooka and skewers. In other words — the law and the cops. That's it. And the doors on your little houses will blow off like champagne corks. By the way — that could make a good remake. And speaking of remakes...114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnpoov8R6E
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"Are you here about your daughter's script?" — the nail in glasses didn't even look at me.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0wXi6Kevu
"Yeah — you said to come today."114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEJh9X5ina
"You see..."114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEUhfJIr0N
I saw. He didn't anymore. Because I tossed him out the window. Didn't go well — tore my jacket on the glass and cut my hand. I'm not calling anyone anymore. My daughter will start worrying, calling doctors. I'll call in fifteen days. When my hand heals. Cleaner that way.
and then Add to home screen.