Wordle #1048 – SLICE
“Maybe I will,” Palumbo says, still smacking his gum. I flatter myself that I’ve gotten under his skin the tiniest bit, that his smirk has slipped a fraction. “Or maybe you could tell me—”
“Sir!” The young policeman’s voice slices through whatever Palumbo had been about to say. The officer sounds excited, confident. “You had better come over here! I think I’ve found something.”
Palumbo’s self-satisfied grin returns in full force, and I feel my own expression fall. My stomach plummets to my feet, too, despite knowing that I have nothing to hide.
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