This Land Is Your Land/Hunting Season
Isabelle was at the park with her brother and sister.
"That bad, huh? So, they suck your soul out yet or what?" Rio asked.
"What are you doing here?" Isabelle asked.
"I tried calling."
"I blocked your number." Isabelle said and he chuckled.
"Damn, that's cold."
"I'm sure you'll get over it."
"I just wanted to make sure you were in the loop about stuff." Rio replied.
"Well, don't. Okay?"
"Okay. So you're all good then?"
"I'm fine. I'm great."
"All right, then, yeah. You don't... You don't got to know about this, then." Rio said and started to walk off.
Isabelle rolled her eyes. "Know what?" She asked and he looked back. "What?"
***
"All right. What the hell do you want?" Isabelle asked as she walked over to Rio.
"Thought you'd never ask." He smiled.
***
The next day, Isabelle had broken into
Rio's place. She was looking through all his drawers and went to his bedside table to see what she wanted.
"Find what you're looking for?" Rio asked.
"No." Isabelle replied.
"You want to tell me what it is?"
"No."
"All right. Let's play a game, yeah? Twenty questions. I'll start. Why did you follow me around all day?" Rio asked.
"Was that your ex wife?"
"Eighteen."
"That's not an answer, Christopher."
Rio chuckled. "Why are you here?"
"Seventeen."
"Oh, that's not an answer, Isabelle."
"Is this some kind of sport to you? Or some twisted hobby?" Isabelle asked.
"Fifteen."
"What am I supposed to do here? Buy that body back for the rest of my life? Piece by piece? How much for an elbow?"
"Eight." Rio stepped closer to her.
"You're supposed to answer, though,
aren't you? Why aren't you answering?"
"Why are you talking so much?"
"It will take a lifetime to wash all that money." Isabelle said.
"Yeah, that's kind of the point."
"Why are you doing this?"
"I mean, you came to me way back when, right? Asking to be a part of it. Now you're
a part of it." Rio said.
"When does it stop?" Isabelle asked.
Rio sniffed and put his hand on her face while looking at her lips.
"One question left. You want it?"
He leaned closer to her lips. "Would you please leave my house now?"
Isabelle then walked out.