Rescuing Regina
“A high chain link fence rose between us and the warehouse parking lot.
“There it is,” I said. The headlights pooled on the pavement, illuminating our prize.
“Jackpot,” said my greasy-haired companion. “Just where you’d said it’d be.”
“Of course,” I snorted. I was a little drunk. “I only worked here since I was sixteen.”
“How do we get it out? Climb the fence?”
“No need. The lock is just for show. It doesn’t work.”
“You’d think he’d lock it up tighter.”
“Mr. Roberts i...s a trusting guy.” I felt a pang, remembering when I’d been one of the people he could trust. “Come on.”
“Wait.” My companion—Benji? Barry? I couldn’t remember his name—picked up his blunt. He took a pull before offering it to me.
Wrinkling my nose, I took it and mimicked him, pulling the sweet smoke into my lungs.MoreLess
“There it is,” I said. The headlights pooled on the pavement, illuminating our prize.
“Jackpot,” said my greasy-haired companion. “Just where you’d said it’d be.”
“Of course,” I snorted. I was a little drunk. “I only worked here since I was sixteen.”
“How do we get it out? Climb the fence?”
“No need. The lock is just for show. It doesn’t work.”
“You’d think he’d lock it up tighter.”
“Mr. Roberts i...s a trusting guy.” I felt a pang, remembering when I’d been one of the people he could trust. “Come on.”
“Wait.” My companion—Benji? Barry? I couldn’t remember his name—picked up his blunt. He took a pull before offering it to me.
Wrinkling my nose, I took it and mimicked him, pulling the sweet smoke into my lungs.MoreLess
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