fdelano Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Retirement I knew the little bastid was totin', hell anybody could see it in his swagger as he came up the alley, him hoping to collect the snuff without the bread. Someone had stuck a snub-nose in his belt at the back was my guess. I waited, my back against the damp brick alley wall. “Hey, Frank. Yer looking relaxed for a man owes his balls or the vig to the man.” I dragged at my Camel stub, then let it fall into waste water trickling down a low groove in the cobble-stones between dark walls. Jimmy came too close, confident for a change. When he got within reach, I snap-kicked and broke his left knee with my steel-toe. “Never saw that one coming did you, you little shit? As he buckled, trying to reach the pistol, I right-crossed his left chin and he went down solid on his fuckin’ head, not a yelp, to his credit. They would know I could have killed the toadie with one palm to his nose, but I let him lie still after takin’ the blow from inside his jacket, just like we’d made the deal and he had run his fuckin’ mouth one time too many. I kept the money that would get me the fuck outta town. I lit another butt and turned little Jimmy over on his stomach with my boot to check his wallet, knowing he didn’t have jack shit, but reached under his jacket and took the .38 Targus, five rounds in the chamber. With the dum-dums it would bring a good three hundred in another city. North on the bus got me to Montreal, where a scared little blonde bitch put me up, keeping her yap shut like I taught her years back. When I woke up, she fixed me eggs and got the passport and the bank box key. Five hundred would keep her faithful, at least until I stashed the blow and a few thou just in case. My flight to Zurich and two double bourbons helped me relax and plan how I was going to fix up my mug, maybe get a local beret for good measure. The 747 touched down gently, like my polished wingtips when I boarded the transit bus to the terminal. She stood there, blond and stacked, looking happy and more as she stuck her lips on top of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen M. Callirhoe Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 i had to read this a few times to get the gist of it. excellent story telling. each of the three times i read it, i was glued from beginning to end. thank you. by the way? you didn't get caught I take it? victor Quote Larsen M. Callirhoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelano Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 I'm retired, Lash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedalus Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Jimmy Cagney rides again! Quote Drown your sorrows in drink, by all means, but the real sorrows can swim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Interesting, fluid read, like a good crime novel. I'm not sure how this makes me feel. I kept expecting something to happen that would flip this into another world but it never did. ~~Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelano Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 Tink & Bren, I had no purpose except to see if I could write a dime novel in a few verses. Meaningless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Not meaningless... I think you accomplished the goal and quite successfully. ~~ Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Entertaining stuff. Reminds me of those Mickey Spillane Mike Hammer novels I used to hide in my bedroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Retired??? Keeping a low profile is more like it! Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelano Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 Crap! You found me out, Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen M. Callirhoe Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 ha, go fish! and i will raise you the ante. victor Quote Larsen M. Callirhoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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