the fuck you talking about. My brother hasn’t killed anyone, so y’all are wasting the tax payers money. Two, why not call him? Three, if you really a pig like you acting like you are, why are you giving a suspected serial killer a heads up? And four, if there was a list, why would you be on it?”
Captain Coughlin took another long swig from his thermal.
“I played a huge part with getting your brother the death penalty. I was the lead detective in that case, and his pleas of innocence fell on my deaf ears. While his anger is understandable, cold blooded murder is not. So, as of right now, we have no physical evidence against him or you, for that matter. But, we didn’t have any physical evidence against him back then, and we know how that turned out. If he stops right now, he can’t be arrested. He’s going to be harassed, but not arrested in less than 30 days if he doesn’t stop. If he continues, we will arrest him and be justified in sending him back on death row. Or, I will personally kill the monster that I helped create. It’s his choice and yours. And for you, Mr. Drug Dealer, you are only a few months from being indicted yourself. You change your drug strips but not the distinctive red baggies you place your drugs in. Real smart.
Captain Coughlin hung up and laughed until tears were streaming down his face. Meanwhile, Redman was staring at his phone for ten straight minutes before he called Chris who answered on the second ring.
“What’s up ‘Lil Bro?”
Redman was in panic mode, and it showed with every word that he spoke.
“Chris meet me at the spot on Monroe right now!”
Chapter 20
I hopped off and out of Samantha with the quickest, and started to get dressed as quickly as possible. When I looked up, I saw her getting dressed as fast as I was. I froze and we locked eyes.
“Where in the hell do you think you are going?”
She looked at me like I was slow.
“What you think, boy? Get it through your thick ass skull that you are no longer in your single cell. I got your back whenever, wherever, against whomever. I can tell it’s some drama, so stop trying to block me out?”
I smiled as I got her gun from underneath the pillow and tossed it at her. It bounced on the bed only once before she snatched it and put it in her dip – all in one motion. I went under the bed and grabbed my duffel bag where an old AK-47 and a brand new, still-in-the-box M-16 was waiting for me. I snatched out the clip, saw that Redman had already loaded it, slammed it back in, and smiled.
“Let’s go.”
She grabbed her huge ass Coach purse, ran into her closet, and came out in less than a minute stuffing cash into the purse.
“Yeah, negro, two hundred and fifty thou fits up in this big ass purse that you love to hate. Just in case we got to bounce right away, we good. Let’s roll!”
That’s why I fell in love with her! I ran to the car with my gun in plain sight – not caring about anything but my brother’s safety. I hopped in the passenger seat, clicked the gun off safety, and chambered a bullet. I was ready for war. Samantha hopped in, started the car, and then looked at me in my eyes.
“For one, Chris, you never told me where we going. Two, I’m a roll regardless, so why I can’t know what’s going on?”
I smiled as I leaned over, and we kissed passionately for close to thirty seconds. I then leaned back over as our eyes still remained locked on one another.
“We are going to the spot on Monroe. Get there fast, and I’ll tell you why as we are going.”
I laughed at how she took off like a bat out of hell.
“I don’t know what’s going on. All I know is that my brother called me with genuine fear in his voice. I haven’t heard him sound so shook since the first time after
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