An Elderly Man Sat Fishing On A Wooden Pier Until Three Young Men Approached Him

are. The third came up from the bank to meet them. None of them looked back.

Viktor watched them until they were among the trees and then until the sounds of them were gone, and then he turned back to the water.

He sat down in the folding chair. He picked up the rod. He found the thermos and poured what was left of the morning’s tea into the cap and continue reading …