No Trace

By Donnefar Skedar

 After finishing a marriage of five years, Armando decides to return to his native city where fourteen years ago, left his only friend, James.
 Upon arriving in the town of Three Forks, he realizes that finding his childhood friend will not be easy.
 James is no longer the sweet, nice kid Armando knew as a teenager. Something dark involves James.
 Armando then decides to look for James and know why everyone blames him for changing his friend.
 Without knowing the reason for such accusations, he begins a search without destination by his friend who left no warning about his locality.
 But when Armando begins to investigate what happened to James during the time he was away, things begin to weigh on his side.
 Without knowing how to act, Armando will do everything to find his friend and finally find out what he himself caused in James.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elemental Editoração
• Release date: Jan 9, 2021
• ISBN: 9781507119846

Donnefar Skedar

Nascido na cidade de Santo André – São Paulo, Donnefar Skedar ou Jay Olce publica na internet desde 2009, criador do selo Elemental Editoração pelo qual realiza suas publicações. Atualmente o autor possui 11 livros publicados, dos quais 4 são coletâneas, o mesmo ainda possui diversos contos publicados em formato digital dos quais não fazem parte das coletâneas. Seus livros estão disponíveis de forma internacional, alguns títulos receberam traduções para os idiomas, Inglês, Espanhol, Francês e Italiano, como o livro Dirty Vampires – Revelações, que foi lançado em quatro idiomas. Seu mais recente trabalho é o livro “IV” publicado em 2018.

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Donnefar Skedar

No Trace

Disponível também em Inglês. Espanhol e Italiano.

Also available in English. Spanish and Italian.

También disponible en Inglés. Español e Italiano

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Prologue

CHAPTER 01

CHAPTER 02

CHAPTER 03

CHAPTER 04

CHAPTER 05

CHAPTER 06

CHAPTER 07

CHAPTER 08

CHAPTER 09

CHAPTER 10

CHAPTER 11

CHAPTER 12

CHAPTER 13

CHAPTER 14

CHAPTER 15

CHAPTER 16

CHAPTER 17

CHAPTER 18

CHAPTER 19

Epilogue

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Donnefar Skedar,

No Trace – 1ª Edição – 2013

Translated by Lilian Renata Golas

Copyright desta edição © 2013 Elemental Editoração

Copyright © Donnefar Skedar, 2011

Cover: Fernando Lima

Cover picture: Albert Dera

Typesetting and Edition: Elemental Editoração

1.Literature 2. Romance 3. Drama 4. Portuguese

1. Title 2. E-book

All rights reserved to the author, any forms of unauthorized reproduction by the author, will be considerate a crime as provided in the law of copyright.

Everybody that feels they’re different in the world.

Prologue

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On the old road where in the past decades, it were used as railroads; and now it is just fenced by flowers and an agreeable lawn to walk.  Two boys went toward the railroad vehicle that was used by teenagers to play or just to pass the time.  Armando was a little bit tall than James, but no more than three centimeters.  James that was the lower; was thin, but his bones weren’t showed through his body; he had muscles like the other boys. He had a fair skin that became reddish when the sun was intense. 

With his hair covering his eyes, he walked together with his loyal friend Armando, that was a little bit taller and strong, he wasn’t fat, but had bigger muscles than his friend. His skin was a little bit fair than James’ and sometimes he looked like an albino person because of it , but only in cold days his skin was white like the snow.  His blue eyes gave to his round face, a slight memory of a plaster cherub.  James was not far behind the mere similarity, because of his eyes were green, he was like a Canvas painted in oils. 

Each step they took; was like to walk to eternal rest...

– I don’t know what I’m going to do when arrive at the new city – said Armando to his friend.

– And I don’t know what I’m going to do here without my best friend...– answered James laying his head down to his friend doesn’t see his sad eyes. 

– Maybe my dad gives up to go away tonight.

– I believe that he doesn’t want it my friend, I think that nobody wants it – complained James.

– Are you going to be okay?  – asked Armando stopping near the railroad vehicle.

– If you’re okay, I’ll be okay.

With a shy and uncertain gesture, Armando approached his friend to hug him making that farewell being a lesson of what was the loss of pain.  In less than five seconds; the friends that grew up together about fourteen years, cried while they were embraced.

Chapter 01

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There were only six people in the room; which one of them was, a judge, scrivener, two lawyers, the wife and her ex-husband. It was finishing a separation section with the sharing of goods, coming from a marriage that lasted five years. The pretty blond woman with much gold; was signing a paper that her lawyer gave her, which had her claim of the goods separation that were conquered together with her ex-husband Armando. 

Armando also signed the document; waiting the judge ends that audience.

– By this way, they now that both agreed, and I conclude saying that all the goods you conquered together during the marriage between Armando Zie and Glória Zie, were divided in equal parts – said the judge with his eyes on the small glass. – Then I finish this audience emphasizing that both signed the documents and now they are free for a future wedding, with no further, you can leave.

When they left the room, Armando greeted Glória harshly and soon went to the parking lot with his lawyer.

– Then, what will be your next step, now you’re free, Armando?  – Asked the lawyer stopped in front of his car.

– The freedom should be given to all who are stuck my friend – he joked opening his Honda car’s door. – I'm going to my father's House and soon I will travel to town from where I should never have left.

– Yes I remember your dreams.

– Mom always wanted I came back there after her separation, I think this is a bad thing of my family.

– What, always come back home? – asked the lawyer.

– No, guy, the separation – said Armando entering his car and honking for his lawyer who smiled when waved his hand.

Soon the Honda was out of the judicial building and Armando was going to meet his father, the only reason for he had been continued in the city of Panama.

While driving, his mind just thought in the future; he wouldn't work anymore and although it was now with only twenty eight years, he had earned the enough money to live for a hundred years. The conversation with his father would be the next hard step to be taken; the separation was the first fight between Armando and his ex-wife Gloria. She was greedy; she