Faced with my slew of questions, he replied, “I’ve been well. But how do you know Brandon?”


“Do you know him too?” I asked, surprised.











He nodded. “Yeah, Dante works with him. I’ve met him a couple of times. They operate in the black market, so why are you meeting him? Are you sick?”


I shook my head urgently. “No, I’m not sick. But my daughter is.”


Shocked, he said, “I see. It’s better to steer clear of them if you can, though. If you get involved in the black market, it’s hard to get them off your record.”





understand his warning but nodded. “Ok,


I spoke up again. “Since


head. “No, I have other things to




to leave, I called out to stop him. “Danny, how should I keep in


how you’ve helped me in the past. If you have any questions for me, you should ask them





he watched me. I couldn’t help but wonder if I’d


pause, I asked, “What are you doing in


replying, “I know what happened to Mr. Langston. As for my job in A City,


frowned. “But


what I gotta do to survive. A City isn’t a good place to make a


his words. We


true then, that as long as there’s money, you can carry out


question. A moment later, he said, “You should go home. It’s not safe


had more questions to ask


really engaged in shady dealings.


the end, I was worried I wouldn’t be able to accept the consequence. After all, I was a willing participant in an


child to keep his daughter alive. It’s hard to pin the blame on


alone. I called Ashton when I was in the car. The phone rang for a while before he answered. I could hear his clear voice through the receiver.


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