Rubbed Out
“George asked as he turned onto East Genesee Street. We were in his car, heading toward the house I’d found Tiger Lily in.
“No, I’m not sure at all. But the kid’s a possible link, and that makes him worth talking to.”
I’ve always thought that if you keep moving and talking to people, eventually you bump up against something that shows you where to go next.
“You don’t even know if he lives there.”
“I guess we’ll find out soon enough.”
“Do you know how many skinny white kids with shaved heads ther...e are in this city?” George asked. “How do you know that the one Bethany saw Manuel talking to is the one we want?”
“I don’t.”
George turned the corner onto Fayette Street. No one was out. We were the only car on the road. At one o’clock in the morning, everyone was home asleep. I lit a cigarette and exhaled. George waved the smoke away with his free hand.
I opened the window a crack.
“Better,” George said.
“I figure if I’m wrong, we’re in the same place we were before, but if I’m right, we’re a step ahead.”MoreLess
“No, I’m not sure at all. But the kid’s a possible link, and that makes him worth talking to.”
I’ve always thought that if you keep moving and talking to people, eventually you bump up against something that shows you where to go next.
“You don’t even know if he lives there.”
“I guess we’ll find out soon enough.”
“Do you know how many skinny white kids with shaved heads ther...e are in this city?” George asked. “How do you know that the one Bethany saw Manuel talking to is the one we want?”
“I don’t.”
George turned the corner onto Fayette Street. No one was out. We were the only car on the road. At one o’clock in the morning, everyone was home asleep. I lit a cigarette and exhaled. George waved the smoke away with his free hand.
I opened the window a crack.
“Better,” George said.
“I figure if I’m wrong, we’re in the same place we were before, but if I’m right, we’re a step ahead.”MoreLess
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