me surprised me a little. As I mentioned, I’d helped Lester when I probably shouldn’t have. His daughter had some trouble in high school, so I handled it for him without second thought. I’d made sure that they stayed in their high-priced house, living in their high priced community and I’d made sure his kids stayed in their high-priced schools. I’d paid Lester well for his discretion and loyalty, so for him to betray me, disrespect me in the manner in which he did, in front of my men...
I gripped my steering wheel tight, whites of my knuckles evident, as I turned into the warehouse parking lot.
I pulled out my cig, lit it, and then got out of my car. I headed for the front of the building followed by Darrell, Hugo and now Tiko, who was waiting for us in the warehouse parking lot. As I pulled on my cig, I thought about Lincoln. He and I would be formulating a plan right now as we walked, deciding which one of us was going to strike first. Typically, he would be the one to lose it first. He just didn’t have the tolerance to do anything else. I wasn’t too far behind. People hated to see us both coming. They couldn’t handle it. When there was only one, they felt like they had a fighting chance to stall the inevitable, but when the both of us were together, shit got messy quick.
Darrell and Hugo moved ahead of me and disappeared into the warehouse. By the time I got to Lester’s office, he was sitting at his desk with Darrell and Hugo by his side.
Lester looked up at me, fear etched in his eyes as Darrell tossed a cell phone on the desk.
“He was trying to call someone when we pulled him from underneath his bed,” Darrell informed me.
I nodded once and kept my eyes on Lester.
Tiko found a chair for me and I sat. I took a few puffs of my cigar just to calm my rage before asking, “How are things going, Lester?”
He stuttered, “F-fine.”
I nodded, keeping my intense eyes on him. “Yeah, I heard things were fine. I’ve also heard that you’re… What did he say, Tiko? He’s done with me? Is that it? Do I have that, right, Lester?”
He didn’t reply.
I expelled a frustrated breath. “Have I not taken care of you and your family for the years we’ve known each other, Lester?”
“As long as I kept my mouth shut.”
“As long as you…” I took in another breath, then took a few puffs, held it in, then slowly released.
“I paid you to keep your mouth shut about my business and what you do for me, yes. I’ve paid you handsomely I might add. I actually liked you, which is why, despite others, I looked out for your family. I took care of the issue with your daughter. I kept your son out of prison multiple times. I did all that out of the kindness of my heart and then you decide to just spit in my face.”
Lester suddenly grew a set of balls, something that people have been doing around me a lot lately. He turned beet red, slammed his hand on the desk and stood, fire spitting from his mouth.
“Yeah, did you fuck my daughter out of the kindness of your heart too?” he spat. “Did you, you son of a bitch? She told me what you did; how you took advantage of her. You’re a dirty piece of shit to touch an innocent girl like my Sophia-”
Darrell had attacked Lester before I could tell him not to bother. Darrell pinned Lester up against the wall and gave him a few blows to his solar plexus and his face.
I nodded for Hugo to stop Darrell and I stood. I motioned for Darrell to stand Lester up and as they pinned him against the wall, then I moved closer.
I will give it to Lester; I knew he was in pain from the blows he’d received, but he met me eye-to-eye, man to man. I took another drag, then put out my cigar on his desk.
I said to him, remarkably calm considering, “I’m appalled you’d think I would touch your daughter, but I have an idea who put her up to telling you these lies. I hate to have to break it to you, but your sweet innocent girl, Sophia, is far from innocent. Yes, you
I gripped my steering wheel tight, whites of my knuckles evident, as I turned into the warehouse parking lot.
I pulled out my cig, lit it, and then got out of my car. I headed for the front of the building followed by Darrell, Hugo and now Tiko, who was waiting for us in the warehouse parking lot. As I pulled on my cig, I thought about Lincoln. He and I would be formulating a plan right now as we walked, deciding which one of us was going to strike first. Typically, he would be the one to lose it first. He just didn’t have the tolerance to do anything else. I wasn’t too far behind. People hated to see us both coming. They couldn’t handle it. When there was only one, they felt like they had a fighting chance to stall the inevitable, but when the both of us were together, shit got messy quick.
Darrell and Hugo moved ahead of me and disappeared into the warehouse. By the time I got to Lester’s office, he was sitting at his desk with Darrell and Hugo by his side.
Lester looked up at me, fear etched in his eyes as Darrell tossed a cell phone on the desk.
“He was trying to call someone when we pulled him from underneath his bed,” Darrell informed me.
I nodded once and kept my eyes on Lester.
Tiko found a chair for me and I sat. I took a few puffs of my cigar just to calm my rage before asking, “How are things going, Lester?”
He stuttered, “F-fine.”
I nodded, keeping my intense eyes on him. “Yeah, I heard things were fine. I’ve also heard that you’re… What did he say, Tiko? He’s done with me? Is that it? Do I have that, right, Lester?”
He didn’t reply.
I expelled a frustrated breath. “Have I not taken care of you and your family for the years we’ve known each other, Lester?”
“As long as I kept my mouth shut.”
“As long as you…” I took in another breath, then took a few puffs, held it in, then slowly released.
“I paid you to keep your mouth shut about my business and what you do for me, yes. I’ve paid you handsomely I might add. I actually liked you, which is why, despite others, I looked out for your family. I took care of the issue with your daughter. I kept your son out of prison multiple times. I did all that out of the kindness of my heart and then you decide to just spit in my face.”
Lester suddenly grew a set of balls, something that people have been doing around me a lot lately. He turned beet red, slammed his hand on the desk and stood, fire spitting from his mouth.
“Yeah, did you fuck my daughter out of the kindness of your heart too?” he spat. “Did you, you son of a bitch? She told me what you did; how you took advantage of her. You’re a dirty piece of shit to touch an innocent girl like my Sophia-”
Darrell had attacked Lester before I could tell him not to bother. Darrell pinned Lester up against the wall and gave him a few blows to his solar plexus and his face.
I nodded for Hugo to stop Darrell and I stood. I motioned for Darrell to stand Lester up and as they pinned him against the wall, then I moved closer.
I will give it to Lester; I knew he was in pain from the blows he’d received, but he met me eye-to-eye, man to man. I took another drag, then put out my cigar on his desk.
I said to him, remarkably calm considering, “I’m appalled you’d think I would touch your daughter, but I have an idea who put her up to telling you these lies. I hate to have to break it to you, but your sweet innocent girl, Sophia, is far from innocent. Yes, you
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