Origins by Ricky Black

Author:Ricky Black [Black, Ricky]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ricky Black Books Limited
Published: 2019-10-19T16:00:00+00:00

Lamont, Shorty and K-Bar continued to plod along. They were becoming more known to the fiends and were making good money.

As months passed, Louie was finding it difficult to keep up with them. He was making more money than before but still he wasn’t happy. When Shorty took Lamont with him to reload one day in September, he made his feelings clear.

‘I’m glad you’re here, Lamont,’ he said, jerking his thumb at Shorty. ‘He never wants to listen to me.’

‘Because you talk shit, that’s why. I swear, the more money we make, the more you complain.’

‘Oi, don’t forget who got you started. You’d still be scratching your ass if it wasn’t for me.’

‘Guys, we don’t need this,’ Lamont interjected, when Shorty opened his mouth to reply. ‘What’s the problem, Louie?’

‘The bloody problem is I’m too old to be running all over the place. I need to keep you lot happy, but now my other youngsters are complaining. They need product too.’

‘Fuck them little pricks. We’re getting through ten times as much as them. Cut them loose,’ Shorty said.

Louie bristled, ‘Hang on a—’

‘—Guys,’ there was more bite in Lamont’s tone now. Both men heeded this. ‘We’re all working together, and we’re all getting paid. There’s a way around this.’

‘What ways that then?’

‘You sit back and let us make the money for you.’

‘I thought that was what I was doing now?’

‘What I mean is, introduce us to your guy. We supply you, and you supply your regulars with no fuss.’

‘So you wanna cut me out?’

‘No, not cut you out. Make it easier for you.’ Lamont said.

‘Sounds like you’re trying to cut me out.’

Shorty narrowed his eyes at Louie’s petulant tone. Lamont smiled though, like he’d expected this response.

‘Cutting you out makes little sense, and it’s not productive. We want to continue making money but our demand is higher, Lou. If you have a better suggestion, let’s hear it.’

Shorty and Louie both stared at Lamont, mouths agape. Lamont could be so quiet and unassuming that it was easy to overlook the dominance he showed. Shorty coughed inaudibly, Louie shifting slightly in his seat.

‘Look, take a quarter for now. Gimme time to have a think.’

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