Feathers That Bleed by Sana Khatri

Author:Sana Khatri [Khatri, Sana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-07-25T23:00:00+00:00

31.

“How long has she been gone?” Varsha asks.

“Almost 45 minutes,” Jayce answers, then stretches out in the chair next to mine before looking at me. “Should we check in?”

I take a long drag of my cigarette, then shake my head and lean back in my seat. “Give her time; she’s got this. Besides, Solo still hasn’t been able to get ahold of Rizwana, so let’s wait it out a little.”

We’re sitting around a corner table in the darkened dining room on the ground floor, waiting for Cignette. I know she’s taking long, but I also trust her enough to know that she’ll get the job done. From what I’ve seen, she isn’t one to give up easily.

I take another drag, then close my eyes and let it out slowly. The smell of tobacco and smoke hits me, and I sigh a little.

“Are you trying to trigger the fire alarm?” Jayce questions, irritation clear in his voice.

I pop open an eye and glance at him. “It’s not on my list of agendas for tonight, no.”

Alex and Varsha, who are sitting opposite us, laugh in unison, but stop when Jayce glares at them.

“Quit being so restless, man,” I say to him, then offer my cigarette to him. “Try not to let your nerves get to you.”

“We’re running out of time.”

“What time?” I ask, then turn sideways to look at him proper. “I don’t see the need to rush things.”

“If someone were to come in here–”

“It’ll be their funeral,” Alex says. “Like Dorran said, babe: relax; try to lighten your head a little.”

Jayce sighs and takes a pull from the cigarette, and I watch as his shoulders slump when he exhales the smoke.

“Feel better?” I ask.

“Fuck yeah,” he mutters, making me chuckle.

My phone buzzes with a new text.

I swipe it off the table, glance at the screen, and say, “It’s Cignette.” I then open the message, and grin after reading it.

Cignette: I’ve got her. 1st floor dining room.

Me: omw.

“She did it,” I tell my crew, then get to my feet and button up my suit jacket. “Buckle up, guys; it’s time to kill a bitch.”

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