Snitch Factory: a Novel
“I had remained dry-eyed when the police left us to clean up after them. Hendrix’s body had swelled up in the heat, tucked under the medic’s blanket on the emergency stretcher, and it was good to get it out of the waiting room. The sorrow that I felt? It would come out in stages, probably through drinking and fighting on the weekend.
Because of the slaying, Petard had ordered every caseworker and security guard to stay at his or her post, or risk losing their job. The union rep in the building was informed of this, and to nobody’s surprise, he meekly submitted to the management’s demand. Gerald was going to have his way again.
Crowding around the portable General Electric radio in Simmons’s office like excited teenagers, we’d heard the cops tell the reporters outside the gates on Otis Street that they were investigating the motive for the murder.
I caught a glimpse of the pawky Eldon carrying a mop and a pail of sudsy water. He must have seen me because even though he was walking towa...rd the custodial supply closet, he quickly turned around and bustled over to my door.MoreLess
Because of the slaying, Petard had ordered every caseworker and security guard to stay at his or her post, or risk losing their job. The union rep in the building was informed of this, and to nobody’s surprise, he meekly submitted to the management’s demand. Gerald was going to have his way again.
Crowding around the portable General Electric radio in Simmons’s office like excited teenagers, we’d heard the cops tell the reporters outside the gates on Otis Street that they were investigating the motive for the murder.
I caught a glimpse of the pawky Eldon carrying a mop and a pail of sudsy water. He must have seen me because even though he was walking towa...rd the custodial supply closet, he quickly turned around and bustled over to my door.MoreLess
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