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.”
didn’t quite understand his warning but nodded. “Ok, I
to say, I spoke up again. “Since you’re here, shall we grab a bite
“No, I have other things to do.
I called out to stop him. “Danny, how should I keep
back to look at me. “I’m very grateful for how you’ve helped me in the past. If
brows were furrowed in impatience as he watched me. I couldn’t help but wonder
a pause, I asked, “What are you doing in A
his lips before replying, “I know what happened to Mr. Langston.
frowned. “But
matter-of-factly, “I know, but I gotta do what I gotta do to survive. A City isn’t a good place to make a living for
respond to that. I couldn’t deny the truth in his words.
as there’s money, you can carry out a perfect
my question. A moment later, he said, “You should go
had more questions to ask
shady dealings.
accept the consequence. After all, I was a willing participant in an illegal deal, and losses and gains always came hand-in-hand. My
perfectly healthy child to keep his daughter alive. It’s hard to pin
I called Ashton when I was in the car. The phone rang for a while before he answered. I could
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