The Nightlife: New York (The Nightlife Series) by Luedke Travis

Author:Luedke, Travis [Luedke, Travis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Travis Luedke
Published: 2012-08-18T04:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER 12

Talco pounded pavement for three nights straight, passing around the artist’s rendering of the blonde tramp to every pimp, prostitute, and hustler he could find. Not one person recognized her. No one had ever seen or heard of her before. She’d never worked these streets, at least not anywhere near 60th and Palmetto.

He considered it a risk to speak with most of these people. Many of them were ex-cons. The rules of his probation forbid any contact with felons. It was completely absurd. How should he know if someone was a felon? Was he supposed to ask every person he met? “Hello, my name’s Talco, oh … by the way, are you a felon? I was just wondering because I’m on probation.”

What an awesome way to make friends and influence people. How can a man get anywhere in life saddled with such ridiculous rules? In most cases he could tell whether or not a person had been to prison before by simply looking at them. But out on the streets? In the ghetto neighborhoods? Talco suspected his probation could get revoked simply for being in these areas. It looked way suspicious. And it made him extremely nervous.

This whole idea seemed stupid. Escorts and their dates don’t find each other on street corners, it’s foolish and suspicious, and a sure way to get tossed in jail. Girls didn’t need to do that anymore. Not with free classified ad websites.

The more time he spent on this pointless, high risk activity, the more pissed off he became. He was certain she wasn’t out walking these streets. So … why was he beating the streets looking for this puta like a retard?

After three consecutive nights of wasted time he gave up. He’d have to find some other way to placate Los Demonios. Probably have to pay them off. The detectives certainly weren’t giving him credit for his efforts without results. This was exactly what he’d been afraid of.

He had a wife and newborn baby at home who needed him. He definitely didn’t need this shit. When he came home at midnight, Evita awaited him with a kiss and a smile, six month old Mateo held in the crook of her arm. They were the best thing that ever happened to him. He’d gained so much in so little time, but he stood to lose it all with this foolish business.

“What’s wrong, baby? Que paso?” Evita smoothed away the tension from his forehead with her free hand, baby Mateo cooing quietly in her other arm.

She was so beautiful as a mother. She’d truly blossomed with Mateo’s birth. Talco couldn’t imagine life without her and his son. He knew if he went to prison again, Evita might not be there by the time he got out. There were only so many mistakes a girl would put up with. Her golden skin, spicy Colombian attitude, and beautiful hazel eyes would surely attract another man if Talco went down for too long. He had to find a way out of this mess.

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