Lucky Bastard by S. G. Browne

Author:S. G. Browne [Browne, S. G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, General, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯), Literary, Humorous, Satire
ISBN: 9781451657197
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 2012-04-16T20:00:00+00:00

After my failed attempt to reconcile with my sister, I’m not in much of a mood to poach. It’s like pretending to enjoy sex when all you really want to do is go to sleep or watch The Daily Show. But I don’t have a choice. Not if I want my life back. So I figure if I just suck it up and fulfill my debt to Tommy, maybe things will work out. Maybe I can disappear. Maybe I’ll be able to find a way to keep Mandy out of this.

Or maybe there’s another way.

“Take me to 1331 Greenwich,” I tell Alex.

I don’t know if this is one of the worst ideas I’ve ever had or just a really bad one, but I need to find out if young Jimmy Saltzman is carrying Pure. Not that I intend to steal his luck, but I just want to know in case of an emergency. In case I run out of options. In case I discover that I have less character than even my father thought.

Except I wouldn’t be poaching Jimmy’s luck for personal gain. I’d be poaching it for Mandy and for her family, to keep them out of harm’s way. I’d be justified in my actions. Poaching with honorable intentions.

At least that’s what I tell myself.

When the car pulls up to the corner of Greenwich and Polk, I take a swig of my cappuccino, then I get out and adjust my tie. Even without good luck in my system, I’ve been poaching long enough that I approach every mark with confidence. But as I walk up to the Saltzmans’ front door, I feel like a nervous teenager going to pick up my date for dinner. Only my date is a ten-year-old boy with an attitude and a vein of pure luck running through him.

Or so I believe.

I realize that the superfluous sweating I experienced the first time I saw Jimmy could have been attributed to any number of factors. The weather. The walk from the Tenderloin. Getting drugged by Tommy. But my hunch tells me Jimmy’s the real deal. Which is causing me to perspire just thinking about it.

Imagine that you’ve known about the existence of a magic elixir, a forbidden fountain of youth, and you’re about to get a glimpse of it. To discover if you have the courage to deny yourself the temptation of taking it.

That’s how I feel right now.

And, I have to admit, the thought of having another conversation with Jimmy has me a little freaked-out.

So I knock on the door and settle myself down and remind myself that I’m the adult here. I’m the one in charge. Plus this time, I’m more impressively attired.

When the door opens, Jimmy is standing a few feet from the doorway, staring up at me, a look of exasperation on his face.

“Remember me?” I say, all smiles and charm.

“I’m not a moron.”

“I didn’t mean to imply that you were.”

“Then why did you ask if I remembered you?”

I notice I’m already sweating.

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