In These Streets by Shelly Ellis

Author:Shelly Ellis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2018-09-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Ricky

It was easy to spot Simone even in the dark and the downpour. The sidewalks were mostly deserted due to the late hour and heavy rain that made murky water littered with trash and debris bubble out of storm drains and scuttle down the street in eddies and waves.

She stood alone near the bus stop, the sole figure on the deserted city block. He could see her in the hazy glow of his headlights, shivering under her black umbrella and wearing jeans that were already soaked up to the knees. The instant he pulled up to the curb, she ran to his car. He unlocked door and she hopped inside, slamming the door shut behind her.

“I’m going to kill him!” she shouted, not even bothering with a greeting. “I’m going to fucking kill him!”

“No, you’re not,” he said, driving through the intersection as the stoplight turned from red to green. He glanced at her. “Put your seatbelt on. You’re a cop. You should know better.”

He watched as she buckled her seatbelt and glared out the windshield. She bit hard on her bottom lip and shook her head. “He deserves to die for what he’s doing to her. You know that! She’s just a kid and he’s passing her around to random strangers. You said yourself you think he’s beating those girls to make them stay. Why the hell shouldn’t I kill him?”

Ricky sighed as he drove.

He hadn’t expected to meet Simone tonight, only a day after the party at Dolla’s house, but of course, as soon as he texted her the pictures of Skylar, she sent him a rapid thread of text messages in reply.

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