The Dark Roast by Thomas Uriah Jarboe

Author:Thomas Uriah Jarboe
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2012-12-13T22:00:00+00:00

Don’t Go to Ecuador

“Dude, don’t go to Ecuador,” Jeb tells me.

I’m sitting in the back room counting the cash dropped from yesterday. It’s not the hardest thing to do in the world, but engaging in conversation isn’t recommended if you want to keep your count. Jeb could care less what you’re doing when he’s got it in his mind to spin a yarn, which I can tell is exactly what he intends to do. Luckily, his tales require very little talking on my part and only the semblance of listening, so I indulge him.

“Alright, I’ll bite. Why not?” I continue counting, not bothering to look at Jeb.

He pulls up a step stool to sit on and strikes his storyteller pose. “Well, my cousin Spence just graduated from UCLA a couple of months ago, right. And his girlfriend is all into biology and Darwin and whatnot, so she gets him on board to take a trip to Ecuador. Spence tells his mom and she’s like, ‘No. Out of the question. You are not going to Ecuador. You need to start looking for a job. Your student loans are going to be expecting monthly payments soon and you need to be prepared.’

“Spence pleads with her but she remains adamant. So then he gets sassy and tells her he’s a man now and he’ll do what he wants. You can imagine that went over fantastically. I mean, she’s always been pretty protective over him. And he’s always been a momma’s boy, so I was extremely shocked and surprised when he told me all about it—”

“Ecuador, Jeb, Ecuador,” I remind him while opening another drop bag.

Sighing a little to show his annoyance at being interrupted, he continues. “Whatever, he decides to go. Spence and his girlfriend, I forgot her name, get their affairs in order and very loosely plan this trip.

“They left three days ago. When the plane lands, they get their luggage and ask this security guard at the airport where the nearest hostel is. The guy tells them of a place not far from there and says he’ll even call up a cab for them. He gets on the phone and is all smiles when he walks them outside to wait with them so they get into the right cab.

“The cab pulls up in a couple of minutes and they get all their luggage in and take off. The driver seems real friendly and chats them up while they’re driving. Ten minutes later he takes them through an alley and stops and tells them to get out. When they do, there are seven guys with guns pointed at them.

“The driver gets out and starts unloading their luggage and handing it over to the dudes with guns. Two of them grab Spence and his girlfriend and take his wallet and her purse. She starts freaking out man. She’s screaming and becoming hysterical. The guys with guns do not like this and they start yelling at them and thrusting their guns at her. One of them tells Spence to shut her up or he’s going to shoot her.

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