Until Sweet Death Arrives

by Amnon Binyamini

  When she moved towards him, he swung himself onto the pipe and slithered out of sight, dropping his hat and the briefcase in the process. Edna ran to the railing and looked down. Standing next to his briefcase, Aharon was dusting off his hat. With a last upward look at her, he darted around a corner of the building and vanished into the gathering darkness.