Exploit (The Abscond Series (Book 1 of 2)) by Les Goodrich

Author:Les Goodrich [Goodrich, Les]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DV8NOW Publishing
Published: 2014-04-30T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Colin drove randomly through the outskirts of the city. The sun was not yet up but the sky was glowing a brighter pink in the east. A few cars scurried about and one by one the streetlamps were shutting off. The world was waking up.

It was another world, however, inside the black Pathfinder that drove anonymously among the light traffic. Dolph and Colin’s world had been decimated. A deafening silence throbbed around them with that piercing triple whirl that could never quite be understood or pointed to. It felt as if they were standing idle and the buildings and roads were moving past them. Everything that was solid and real was falling away from them. Dolph felt helplessness for the first time in his life and that helplessness spoke and it was as if he just listened or heard it speak and though he could not believe the words he knew them to be true.

We’re dead. We are fucking dead. Don’t speed because if the cops stop us we’re dead. We can’t just take this shit back and apologize. My dad isn’t gonna get our asses out of this and neither is yours. We’re on our own now for real. No shit. Absolutely no fucking shit.

He lit the cigarette that had been in his mouth for an hour and went on.

“We don’t have a dime. I mean not now or ever. If we aren’t lucky enough to end up in jail we’re gonna be shit outta luck on the damn street. I knew it. We’re done.”

“Listen,” said Colin taking some sort of charge. “I know what to do with this stuff. I know a kid from back at school. Don’t think you know him. He’s cool.”

“Is he Greek?”

“No. He’s Colombian.”

Dolph looked at Colin flatly.

“Actually I’m not sure what fraternity but some shit. His name’s Richie. The point is his dad lives in Miami. He’s big-time. Heavy. Understand?”

Dolph nodded. He understood perfectly. Some crook.

“He’ll take the shit,” Colin continued. “I’m sure of it. Get some cash to buy some kind of time with.”

“So call the kid and ask him first.”

“Yeah I think Sonzo is still at school. Not sure but I’ll start there.”

“Wait a second,” Dolph said adding what he had heard together. “Did you say Sonzo?”

“Yeah.”

“Richie Sonzo. Ricardo Sonzo?”

“That’s him. Why?”

“And his dad’s name is Hector.”

“Yes.”

“Hector Sonzo? Hector fucking Sonzo?” That’s your plan? Give old Hector a ring so we can end up at the bottom of Biscayne Bay?”

“Listen I’m tight with the kid. Besides do you have a better idea? I mean really? Anything else?”

Dolph took a long few seconds before saying, “Do it.”

They stopped at the first pay phone they saw on the front brick wall of a convenience store. The sun was barely peeking out over the buildings. Colin took a pen from the truck and dialed Richie after using his calling card number to get through. Dolph stood by nervously watching for cops.

A world away inside apartment two-thirty-two of the Gatorview Apartments Richie Sonzo, brutalized by a hangover and frazzled from sleep deprivation, fell out of bed in his white boxer shorts.

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