The Unbearable Loss

"I told him the same thing. He's painted himself into a corner. You won't answer his calls, so he's trying to reach Elias. But Elias's out of town, so he's been bugging me instead," the man on the phone said.

Dominic lit another cigarette, looking off into the distance, seemingly uninterested in the conversation.

"Did Cleo give you another earful?" the man on the phone asked.

Dominic tried to laug