Encapsulation of Ungrateful Consequences

At nearly three fifteen in the morning, Omar stands on the fifth–floor fire escape, watching the rain be illuminated by the street lamps. He is highly agitated as he now sees two people vanish further into the shadows. Betting on his own life, the two people are Darius and V.How is he supposed to explain to Grozden what happened in the stairwell, and why was V, let alone Darius, allowed to leave the building alive? Omar envisioned Grozden collecting a few of his fingers for this mistake. There is so much at stake.

-- Kenneth D. Nelson