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I Have My Own Protection

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He shook his head confirming my question. “How do you know if we are the highest bidder?” “I don’t.” He pinched the bridge of his nose. The phone rang, “Hello,” Eloy said lifting his wrist to check his watch. “Be there is twenty.” He snapped the phone shut. “Head down down…MLK Blvd…Blair issued you your work equipment last night.” This wasn’t a question; it was a warning of the pending danger we were about to face. “I have my own protection.” His laugher filled the car. “Sassy, defiant and dangerous; how is it you are still single?” “My new found freedom is all thanks to you, Eloy.” His eyebrow drew together with concern. “Thank you.” I said making eye contact with him through the mirror. He needed to know that even if I didn’t care for the predicament I was in, that I was grateful for him pulling back the blinds and showing me what was really going on. I think that is why I felt obligated to see this agreement to the end. Trey got what he was after and it came as no price to me so why did I stay? I told myself it was out of gratitude to Eloy; a man I barely knew. As I pulled the car onto MLK I check to make sure the locks were secure. Leaning forward I removed my gun from my ankle sliding it under the hover console department. The car had built in amenities that were a criminal’s best friend. I mean really who places a cubby under the console. It a perfect stash spot, assessable to both the driver and the passenger. The navigation chimed. I pulled the car over

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