Chocolateman by Butcher Jonathan
Author:Butcher, Jonathan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Evil Cookie Publishing
Published: 2021-10-30T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 18
Isabella loves Mucklowâs idea.
It will be best if she reins in her aggression, but sheâs eager to intimidate this little weakling if it will help keep them safe.
Sheesh, look at him, she thinks, as they follow a guy who looks vaguely familiar to her. Dude must be in his 30s, and practically hobbles along.
âHobbleâ is an exaggeration, but the man with silver hair who theyâd watched leave a pharmacy with a small bag of goods sure as hell doesnât walk with confidence.
I bet that thereâs no definition to him, under that duffle coat. I bet he has a podge.
Mucklow had said that when the guy buys pills, he pays for them with change from thick wads of cash.
Isabellaâs bag of weights rumbles along the pavement behind them. The grey, nippy Sunday morning in the city is quiet, with visitors and residents alike perhaps nursing hangovers or comedowns, or sleeping in late. There are no delivery lorries parked up in front of the supermarkets or stores today; just the occasional car or cab slipping past, as well as pedestrians here and there. A woman wearing last nightâs makeup and a tight green dress takes her tottery walk of shame on the other side of the road. Farther along, a homeless guy snoozes against the wall of a closed book store.
That could be us soon, if weâre not careful.
âWeâll follow him to his car,â Mucklow had told her. âScare him, get whatever cash he has on him, take his keys, and grab anything else heâs got in his pockets. Then weâll drive off to wherever we please, and ditch the car on the way.â
Isabella hopes this dude has plenty of cash, as Mucklow claims. She needs some protein, pronto; a couple of steaks, or half a kilo of chicken.
When the man reaches the first suburban neighbourhood outside of the city, he shows no sign of slowing down.
âHe walked there, Mucklow,â Isabella says. âHe doesnât even have a car. Has he ever parked up outside when heâs picked up from you?â
Mucklow squints at her. âYou think a rich sonofabitch like him is going to drive his drop-top beamer to the Elwood Estate? Itâd be on bricks with a turd stuffed in the exhaust in minutes.â
The silver-haired man, who is a block or so ahead of the pair, forlornly kicks a discarded can.
âI almost feel sorry for him,â Isabella says, but sheâs not serious. She can feel the blood pulsing through her, urgent and hungry, like the sensation she has whenever she steps into a gym.
God, itâs been so long since Iâve properly lifted.
Theyâre now firmly outside of the city centre. While there are still clusters of shops to the side of the tarmac street ahead - a prime bus route - itâs more residential here. They pass a turn-off and Isabella sees a long row of gardens adorned with either evergreen trees or the skeletons of those that have shed their leaves for the winter. This section of the city contrasts with what sheâs used to, and she imagines happy families cozying up by open fireplaces.
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