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rattle. I stared at the lifeless body in disbelief. The man had been a feared hitman one second and a corpse in the next.
I looked across to see that that a window had been completely shattered. That was from where Jackie had fired his sniper rifle. I couldn’t make him out due to the long distance.
In a broken shard of glass, I saw my reflection. My face had droplets of blood on it. It had fallen onto my blouse as well and formed reddish-brown splotches.
Suddenly, the cell phone Jackie had given me began to vibrate.
I opened it up and read the text. “They’ll find out what happened soon. Leave before they do. Get out of the room, make a left, and take the emergency stairs down to the back entrance. I’ll meet you outside. Move quickly. –J.”
Gathering my wits, I memorized the instructions before wiping my face off with a bottle of water and some cloth. I didn’t have time to clean the blouse or redo my blouse. I opened the door and prayed no one suspected what had just happened.
I followed the directions to the emergency exit. I went down a flight of stairs and found a pair of lovers making out in the stairs. I zipped past them and made a run to the back entrance.
I swung the door open and nearly knocked out a bouncer guarding the back entrance. He glared at me but didn’t notice the blood on my shirt. “Sorry.”
The bouncer looked to scold me but his radio went off. He sighed and activated it. I listened in on what it said. “There’s been an incident. All available personnel report to the second floor.”
The bouncer groaned and entered through the back entrance. “Son of a bitch.”
I looked around to find Jackie. Someone was going to find out my hand in Krause’s death. I needed to get out of here.
I felt someone kiss me on the cheek. I turned to see Jackie’s face looking at me with a boyish grin. “Come on, sweetie. Let’s head home.”
Like your typical boyfriend, he placed a hand around my waist and walked me out. His other hand held onto a suitcase which had his disassembled sniper rifle. We walked a couple of blocks and entered into an alleyway. Jackie looked at me with concern. “Are you okay?”
I slapped him.
He shot me a look of surprise and nursed his cheek. “Ouch. What’s that for?”
“Why did you take so long?” I spat at him. “He almost killed me.”
He gave me a boyish smile. It failed to charm me. “But he didn’t. He’s dead and the mission is complete.”
“You didn’t have to wait for him to choke me!”
“I waited for the perfect shot,” he said plainly. “You were never in any real danger.”
“I wonder if you’d say the same if our roles were reversed,” I sighed. There was no point in arguing over this. What’s done was done. “Is Cobbs willing to talk with us now that Krause is dead?”
Jackie smiled. “He’s willing to sing for us. Cobb will meet us in a couple of hours after making sure the coast is clear.”
We saw a police car race past us with siren blaring.
Jackie shook his dead. “The club’s management would never call the cops. Some guest must have found the body and phoned the police. The guys in charge are not going to like the police sticking their nose in their less than legal enterprise. Let’s get out of here.”
I thought of Krause’s lifeless body before burying it in the back of my mind. “Agreed.”
We went back to the safe house with dried blood still on my blouse.
We briefly stopped at my safe house. Kelly needed to fresh up. Besides, I still needed to wait until Cobbs contacted me again.
Thankfully, he upheld his part of the bargain. He not only gave me his location but also a sizeable cash reward. I didn’t need the money but it was appreciated, nonetheless.
I was more worried about Kelly. She
I looked across to see that that a window had been completely shattered. That was from where Jackie had fired his sniper rifle. I couldn’t make him out due to the long distance.
In a broken shard of glass, I saw my reflection. My face had droplets of blood on it. It had fallen onto my blouse as well and formed reddish-brown splotches.
Suddenly, the cell phone Jackie had given me began to vibrate.
I opened it up and read the text. “They’ll find out what happened soon. Leave before they do. Get out of the room, make a left, and take the emergency stairs down to the back entrance. I’ll meet you outside. Move quickly. –J.”
Gathering my wits, I memorized the instructions before wiping my face off with a bottle of water and some cloth. I didn’t have time to clean the blouse or redo my blouse. I opened the door and prayed no one suspected what had just happened.
I followed the directions to the emergency exit. I went down a flight of stairs and found a pair of lovers making out in the stairs. I zipped past them and made a run to the back entrance.
I swung the door open and nearly knocked out a bouncer guarding the back entrance. He glared at me but didn’t notice the blood on my shirt. “Sorry.”
The bouncer looked to scold me but his radio went off. He sighed and activated it. I listened in on what it said. “There’s been an incident. All available personnel report to the second floor.”
The bouncer groaned and entered through the back entrance. “Son of a bitch.”
I looked around to find Jackie. Someone was going to find out my hand in Krause’s death. I needed to get out of here.
I felt someone kiss me on the cheek. I turned to see Jackie’s face looking at me with a boyish grin. “Come on, sweetie. Let’s head home.”
Like your typical boyfriend, he placed a hand around my waist and walked me out. His other hand held onto a suitcase which had his disassembled sniper rifle. We walked a couple of blocks and entered into an alleyway. Jackie looked at me with concern. “Are you okay?”
I slapped him.
He shot me a look of surprise and nursed his cheek. “Ouch. What’s that for?”
“Why did you take so long?” I spat at him. “He almost killed me.”
He gave me a boyish smile. It failed to charm me. “But he didn’t. He’s dead and the mission is complete.”
“You didn’t have to wait for him to choke me!”
“I waited for the perfect shot,” he said plainly. “You were never in any real danger.”
“I wonder if you’d say the same if our roles were reversed,” I sighed. There was no point in arguing over this. What’s done was done. “Is Cobbs willing to talk with us now that Krause is dead?”
Jackie smiled. “He’s willing to sing for us. Cobb will meet us in a couple of hours after making sure the coast is clear.”
We saw a police car race past us with siren blaring.
Jackie shook his dead. “The club’s management would never call the cops. Some guest must have found the body and phoned the police. The guys in charge are not going to like the police sticking their nose in their less than legal enterprise. Let’s get out of here.”
I thought of Krause’s lifeless body before burying it in the back of my mind. “Agreed.”
We went back to the safe house with dried blood still on my blouse.
We briefly stopped at my safe house. Kelly needed to fresh up. Besides, I still needed to wait until Cobbs contacted me again.
Thankfully, he upheld his part of the bargain. He not only gave me his location but also a sizeable cash reward. I didn’t need the money but it was appreciated, nonetheless.
I was more worried about Kelly. She
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