A Cold Heart
“Rolls of stamps sat at Olive's dimpled elbow. She snatched them up and turned her back on Petra. 'Nice for you that Henry got transferred, Olive. Chi-no's a lot closer than San Quentin, easier to visit. And you do get there regularly. Every two weeks, like clockwork. So how's he doing? The old blood pressure under control?' Olive half turned, revealing a flabby profile. Her lips bunched, as if gathering spit. 'What's it to you?' 'Chino's a lot safer, too,' said Petra. 'What with Armando Guzman, a cousin of Henry's victim, incarcerated at Quentin and being a big deal in the Vatos Locos gang. Turns out, there's a large contingent of V.L.s in Quentin, but only a few at Chino, so it's easier to segregate someone like Henry. What they tell me, though, is that Chino's getting overcrowded. Situation like that, you can never tell when things are going to change.' Olive wheeled around. Pale. 'You can't.' Hostility had been sucked from her voice, replaced by a nerve-scratching whine. Petra... smiled. Olive Gilwhite's cheeks fluttered.MoreLess
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