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The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz

The Impossible Us

by Sarah Lotz
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From: Bee1984@gmail.com  

To: NB26@zone.com  

Subject: What the HELL is wrong with you?  

What type?

 

From: NB26@zone.com  

To: Bee1984@gmail.com  

Subject: What the HELL is wrong with you?  

A shit I think.

 

From: Bee1984@gmail.com  

To: NB26@zone.com  

Subject: What the HELL is wrong with you?  

V funny. What type of dog!!!

 

From: NB26@zone.com
 

To: Bee1984@gmail.com  

Subject: What the HELL is wrong with you?  

Mongrel. Like her owner. Let me know if you need me to write Ms. Peach a strongly worded e-mail. I'll even throw in a few "C" words for free.

 

From: Bee1984@gmail.com  

To: NB26@zone.com  

Subject: What the HELL is wrong with you?  

And I can help you out by badly altering your client's tweedy suits. We could be a low-rent version of Strangers on a Train!  



From: NB26@zone.com  

To: Bee1984@gmail.com  

Subject: What the HELL is wrong with you?  

Strangers on a Train?

 

From: Bee1984@gmail.com  

To: NB26@zone.com  

Subject: What the HELL is wrong with you?  

The novel? You MUST know it! Movie as well. 2 strangers meet & then decide to kill each other's enemies or whatever. Patricia Highsmith.

 

From: NB26@zone.com  

To: Bee1984@gmail.com  

Subject: What the HELL is wrong with you?  

AH--I know it as Crossed Lines. Must have read the US version. Sometimes they change the titles.

 

From: Bee1984@gmail.com  

To: NB26@zone.com  

Subject: What the HELL is wrong with you?  

You're in the US?

 

From: NB26@zone.com  

To: Bee1984@gmail.com  

Subject: What the HELL is wrong with you?  

Nah. Way more glamorous. Leeds.

 

From: Bee1984@gmail.com  

To: NB26@zone.com  

Subject: What the HELL is wrong with you?  

OK the client's just texted & is on her way. Let me know how it goes with Tweedy Twat, stranger. I have to know how it ends. Also, not for me to say but might be best if you did tone down that message. Never show them that they've got to you.

 

From: NB26@zone.com  

To: Bee1984@gmail.com  

Subject: What the HELL is wrong with you?  

You're right. You did me a favor by intercepting it. And let me know how it goes with Ms. Peach.  

Shouldn't we introduce ourselves?

 

From: Bee1984@gmail.com  

To: NB26@zone.com  

Subject: What the HELL is wrong with you?  

I'm Bee. You're N.B.  

Strangers on the Interwebs. That way if we ever need each other, we'll have plausible deniability

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