Forsaken by Terry Toler

Author:Terry Toler [Toler, Terry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-07-20T00:00:00+00:00

19

Two days later

Desperate times called for desperate measures.

I couldn’t imagine my situation being more dire. A-Rad wasn’t at the tiger statue this morning and added to the uncertainty since I didn’t know why.

Was he still in custody? Or worse, had something unspeakable happened to him? I couldn’t shake off the feeling of unease as I tried not to imagine all the reasons why he didn’t show up.

I took hope in the fact that A-Rad was skilled. The lady who interrogated me was capable, but was she really a match for A-Rad and his abilities? I didn’t think so. She couldn’t hold him this long without him escaping. But if he had escaped, why didn’t he show up at the tiger statue?

Something had delayed him and my thoughts were in disarray, torn between hoping for his safety and fearing the worst. Since I didn’t know, I had to quit dwelling on it. I had my own chaos to deal with. After killing the four thugs, my situation had deteriorated considerably.

The police flooded the scene that morning with a tsunami of sirens and blue lights, along with a deafening warning that they'd soon be looking for someone. Namely me. It wouldn’t take them long to fan out and search the area like a swarm of angry hornets. Anyone walking around that early in the morning would be stopped and questioned immediately.

My mind had raced through possible escape routes, but I didn’t know the area well enough to maneuver through the labyrinth of backstreets to safety. The odds of them finding me were great and, if I was searched, they’d find the weapon I used to kill the men.

So, I decided the best thing for me to do was to find a ride out of the area as fast as possible. When I spotted an empty taxi parked at a nearby convenience store, I waited for the driver to emerge from the store with a cup of coffee and asked him for a ride knowing it was a risky move. Any investigator worth his salt would question all the ride sharing companies to see if they picked anyone up in that area around that time.

When he hesitated, my heart began beating even faster as this was my best option. “I’m about to go off my shift,” he mumbled tiredly.

I thought about offering him more money but all that would do was raise suspicion in his mind, so I flashed my best look of disappointment. He let out a sigh for my benefit, then reluctantly agreed. I had him drop me off at the downtown train station in case he was questioned. My hope being that the investigator would think I caught a train and left the city. It might be wishful thinking, but maybe he’d quit looking for me in town.

The train station was across from the tiger statue, so I was able to see that A-Rad wasn’t there, even though I was certain he wouldn’t be. The plan was to wait fifteen minutes after the designated meeting time of four a.

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