Hard Road (Fight Card) by Jack Tunney

Author:Jack Tunney [Tunney, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Mystery, Hard-Boiled, Thriller & Suspense, Two Hours or More (65-100 Pages), Sports, Genre Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense
Amazon: B007SO4OHQ
Publisher: Fight Card Productions
Published: 2012-04-07T12:00:00+00:00

“It’s only for two weeks.” I told my landlady.

Mrs. Esposito stood in the hallway wiping her hands on her pink apron. She was a heavyset woman with hair piled high in a beehive of curlers and bobby pins. The only thing bigger than her mountain of hair was the smile that lit up her face when she saw me. The door to her apartment was open and the smells of sausage, peppers, onions, and garlic drifted from the kitchen. I could hear a Mario Lanza song playing on the radio, and Mrs. Esposito’s parakeets chirping from their cage in the living room. Her cat Tiger rubbed against my ankles and weaved between my legs.

“So nice of you to tell me,” she said. She motioned me inside. “Can I fix you a plate? Some sausage and peppers? A little pasta, maybe?”

I shook my head. “Thank you, but I can’t,” I said. “I have a big fight and need to make weight. Have to be careful about what I eat.”

“Such a dangerous business,” she said, shaking her head.

“Wanted to let you know that I won’t be around,” I said.

She smiled. “You’re such a nice boy, Roberto,” she said. “Coming down to tell me.”

“I don’t want you to worry, Mrs. Esposito.”

“Always thinking of me,” she said. “Your mother must be so proud. Such a good son.”

I didn’t say anything.

“I worry about you,” Mrs. Esposito said. “Such a dangerous life for a good boy like you. You need to settle down. Marry that pretty little girl from down the street and raise a family.”

I smiled. “Soon, Mrs. Esposito,” I said. “Soon.”

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