Everybody Had a Gun (2000)
“I pulled the.38 out from under my coat, squeezed it tight in my right hand, and waited a moment, listening.
I couldn't hear a thing. There wasn't even any light snaking through the crack that I could feel in the little doors before my face, so I guessed the room ahead of me was dark. I shoved gently on the doors and there was a faint click as they swung outward. I couldn't see anything. Leaning out, I looked around and saw a thin slice of light spilling from under a door about ten feet straight... ahead of me. In the glow, as my eyes got used to the darkness, I could see I was at the edge of a small room undoubtedly at the back of the club. This was where the waiters picked up food that occasional customers might order. And now I knew why the service at the Pit had been so lousy.
I eased my cramped legs outward and down till they touched the floor, then I slid out and straightened up. Soft, rustling conversation reached me like someone talking in a dream. I walked slowly to the door on my right, letting my feet down gently on the floor and shifting my weight carefully as I moved.MoreLess
I couldn't hear a thing. There wasn't even any light snaking through the crack that I could feel in the little doors before my face, so I guessed the room ahead of me was dark. I shoved gently on the doors and there was a faint click as they swung outward. I couldn't see anything. Leaning out, I looked around and saw a thin slice of light spilling from under a door about ten feet straight... ahead of me. In the glow, as my eyes got used to the darkness, I could see I was at the edge of a small room undoubtedly at the back of the club. This was where the waiters picked up food that occasional customers might order. And now I knew why the service at the Pit had been so lousy.
I eased my cramped legs outward and down till they touched the floor, then I slid out and straightened up. Soft, rustling conversation reached me like someone talking in a dream. I walked slowly to the door on my right, letting my feet down gently on the floor and shifting my weight carefully as I moved.MoreLess
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