The Grind Don't Stop by L. E. Newell

Author:L. E. Newell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Strebor Books

CHAPTER TEN

Dealing with Scoundrels

The persistent ringing of the bedside phone had roused Sparkle out of a deep sleep he had desperately needed. He reached over a snoring Violet to pick it up, sighing in relief that she and the rest of them had come out of the crash all right. He didn’t want to split up with Rainbow but they both knew the girls needed additional protection now more than ever. They’d been roaming around the city uneventfully for damn near three days nonstop. As hyped up as he was to get to the bottom of who those predators were, even he had to admit that they needed some rest.

Cursing under his breath at the midnight disturbance, he answered the phone in a sleep-hazed growl as he rubbed the crust out of his eyes. “Yeah, who dis be?” He groveled as he peeked at the digital clock radio on the dresser. It read 3:15 a.m.

He squeezed his eyes shut, not wanting to believe that someone would be calling that time of the night. He was also very irritable from getting high on coke to stay awake and alert for those three days. He told himself for what had to be the thousandth time that he had to give up this lifestyle. When the caller didn’t respond immediately, he asked in an even more agitated voice, “Godamnit, you gonna answer me or what? Fuck it, fuck you.”

He removed the phone from his ear preparing to hang it up when a female voice purred, “Fuck, man, you got to answer the phone so damn nasty?” He couldn’t pinpoint who the caller. He cleared his throat to say something exceptionally filthy but the voice said impatiently, “Nigga, is my Aunt Violet there because you acting stupid as hell.”

Sparkle wanted to blast the bitch with a roll of expletives but he held them in and said irritably, “Is this Joyce?” He wished he could reach through the line to wring her scrawny neck.

“Yeah, it’s me, who the fuck do it sound like, fool?” she spat sarcastically.

He wanted to slam the phone down as hard as he could, but held on to his composure. “Sorry, bitch, it’s that you woke me up at three in the muthafucking morning and it’s been one of those hard-ass days, so what’s up?”

He could feel the tension ease out her voice as she replied sweetly, “Whatcha doing, Sparkle? I was sorta hoping that Auntie could come pick me up.”

Her sudden change of attitude raised his antennae, because he’d never heard her sound so sweet. Despite his leeriness, he still put some concern in his voice anyway. “Violet’s snoring like a bear. Where you at?” He wondered why she was calling so late.

Her voice got even sweeter. “At the Marriott.”

“Taint no biggie, I’m up now. Give me a minute to get myself together. I’ll be there in about ten, fifteen minutes or so. What room you in?” he said as he sat up in the bed and tried to stretch the tightness out of his neck.

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