In the Ring 2 by Forrest Perri

Author:Forrest, Perri
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-13T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 35

Ace

Ace had just walked out of one of his new chicks’ houses when his cell phone rang. At the top of the stairs, he pulled the device from the pocket of his hoodie to check the display. He saw the 786, and knew it to be a Florida area code, but when he didn’t recognize the phone number, he quickly rejected the call and sent it to voicemail.

“You in love already?” his boy, Mikhail asked, from beside him. “Never seen you reject a call.”

“And you ain’t with me 24/7 either, are you?” Ace snapped sarcastically. “You know what, dawg? I take that shit back. That was unnecessary. My head is just all fucked up right now.”

“All good. I was just fuckin’ around wit’ you anyway. Anybody know you, know yo’ ass ain’t nowhere near being in love.”

“For real!” Ace laughed.

“But, what’s goin’ on, though?”

“This fight shit, man,” he said frustrated. “Just waitin’ for it to happen. Waitin’ to see if it’s even gonna happen. Dex got me all on hold and shit. Won’t say shit about what the next steps are, and the damn clock is tickin’.”

“That’s not cool. As a manager, he needs to be movin’ with more professionalism than that.”

“Man, if you knew how tired of that dude I was. I know that he was my pops’ best friend and all that, but I’m really gettin’ to the point I can’t stand that man. When you at the point where you wanna put hands on people, they don’t belong in your immediate circle.”

“That’s real,” Mikhail agreed as they reached Ace’s car. “So you don’t have a replacement opponent for Shane Michaels yet?”

“Nah. Ain’t heard shit about it.”

“Damn. That shit don’t sound good. That’s millions on the table.”

“Yeah, missed millions. Dex’s punk ass was supposed to be workin’ on gettin’ Caivano.”

“D.C.? That man retired.”

“Yeah . . .” Ace said quietly. “But that’s supposed to change, though, from my understanding.”

Mikhail hissed, and shook his head. “That don’t sound possible, man. Dude did all kind of exit interviews and shit talkin’ about being done.”

“Well, shit happens and then game changes a bit.”

“Yeah, that don’t sound cryptic at all,” Mikhail chuckled.

“I’m just sayin’.”

“Well, shit, if it don’t happen, maybe they’ll get Shane back on the docket. Heard he got out that lil’ situation he had. Don’t know if he’s all the way in the clear, but he’s out.”

“You lyin’ to me.”

“Nope, not lyin’. Saw that shit the other day. You didn’t know?” Ace hunched his shoulder and shook his head. “Y’all sports figures and don’t none of y’all keep up with the damn news? That shit is hard to believe,” Mikhail laughed.

“Fuck the news, man. Any kinda news. Too much bad shit happenin’ in the world. Got enough struggles.”

Mikhail burst into laughter. “Struggles?! Dude, you’re on millionaire status. Let my ass have those kind of rich people problems. Sheeit!”

“Shit goes way deeper than—”

Ace’s sentence halted midway when his phone rang again from the same number he had rejected a few minutes earlier.

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