Beyond Control by Lawrence Verigin

Author:Lawrence Verigin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Promontory Press Inc.
Published: 2018-01-16T16:00:00+00:00

Ivan and Jorge were going to stop by the hospital before they went to the three banks. We hoped that the men in the Chevy would follow them, leaving Sue and me to do what we had to.

When we arrived at our hotel lobby, Sue and I hid behind a pillar and watched our rental van drive onto the street. Two seconds later, the Chevy pulled out and followed.

“Step one complete,” Sue said.

I pulled the napkin with the address Jorge had given me out of my pocket. “Let’s get a cab.” My other pocket contained the wad of hundreds and twenties he’d given me at the same time.

We walked out to the street, crossed it, and started heading south. Within a block we saw a cab and hailed it.

It took twelve minutes to reach our destination.

Once out of the cab Sue pointed toward the end of the block. “There’s the store with the phones and the Internet caé two over from it.”

Just then the Ford that we hadn’t seen in days pulled up right in front of us. We were standing at a bus stop, so there were no parked cars. Before the sedan even stopped, the passenger door opened.

“Run!” I pulled Sue around by her arm but was too late.

A large man with hands the size of baseball mitts grabbed her other arm and twisted her toward him. “I want to talk to you two.”

I’d lost my grip on her.

“Let go!” Sue swung up so hard her feet left the ground and nailed the man with her palm between his eye and nose. “I don’t want to talk to you!” Then she kicked him in the stomach.

The man fell back, hitting his head against the open door of the car.

Sue lost her balance, and I caught her just before she landed on the sidewalk. Pulling her to her feet, I propelled her away from the car. We both bolted.

We sprinted around the block away from the store and caé we needed to visit. It was a busy sidewalk, and we had to dodge and maneuver around pedestrians.

As we came to the corner at the next street, I slowed and glanced to see the big man half the block behind us. He wasn’t agile; he was lumbering.

Sue stopped. “Look, the Ford’s coming toward us.”

They’re trying to box us in. I saw a restaurant to our left. “In here.”

I opened the door and let Sue go first. We tried to look casual, walking slow while catching our breath. Sue went straight toward the back of the informal eatery. We came out into a patio courtyard landscaped with high shrubs to block the view of the back alley. The tables were half full of patrons. I spotted a break in the bushes with a gate. Sue was already heading toward it. She threw the latch and headed out.

“Excuse me.”

I turned to see a server holding a tray coming toward us. I didn’t bother explaining and went through the spring-loaded gate that was closing.

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