as Tom and Laura walked along the lake looking at the ducks splashing around and diving for bread pieces Laura told Tom she didn't care much for their mutual friend Erin who had just passed away.

Laura sighed "you know he hit her. ever since then I wrote him off a long time ago." stretching her arms out awaiting a response Tom raised an eyebrow with a lack of enthusiasm to engage the subject he growned "well I'm not sure what to stay about that. Erin was a complicated man and was a good friend to me..." he paused and Luara snapped "fuck him he's a woman beater and Kat was our friend!"

silence came after her booming response flustered and arching posture as if looking for confrontation Tom signaled with a gesture to allow him to finish his thought one finger in the air pointing to the sky as if his thoughts were floating in the sky.

Tom licked his lips said softly " Dude is dead, the dead can not defend their actions of the past," he continued crossing his...