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Coop followed as Zak hit his second and third dart, the third one right in the center.
“Look at that! A barn dart!” Coop barked. “Thought you was gonna dust them all.”
“Focus. And yes, I qualified Expert,” said Zak softly.
“So how’d you get the tag then, Jell-O Man?”
Zak tried to shrug it off.
“Oh come on, white boy. Tell the man,” Carter shouted. “You guys gonna love this.”
“I can hardly wait.” Fredo came over to Zak and sniffed. “You smell like Chrome, man, that teen after shave. You don’t smell like Jell-O. So what gives?”
Zak could feel his ears getting red. He figured he’d get it over with. “I pulled a prank when I was in high school. We put cherry Jell-O in the other high school’s fountain. It foamed all over the place. Turned the whole quad red.”
No one said anything for a few seconds. Finally Fredo turned to Carter. “That’s it? Carter, what the hell you talking about?”
“No, my man!” Carter ran to Zak’s side and placed his arm around his shoulder. “He got arrested for doing that prank. Arrested by the father of the girl he was stickin.”
“Oh I get it. Daddy didn’t like you and his little one hanging out, so he sort of threw the book at you?” Coop said.
Zak nodded.
Fredo gave a disgusted look by scrunching up his unibrow. “That’s not funny. Carter, you got some sick sense of humor if you think that’s funny. We got things way better than that and you better be ready, man. That shit,” he said as he pointed to Zak, “That shit is boy scout stuff.”
“I think Carter has the stories you really want to hear. Mine are just, well, probably tame,” answered Zak.
“You can be as tame as you like as long as you got my six, Zak. You don’t have to be outrageous to be a good team guy. You don’t have to drink, don’t have to do half the shit the other guys do. Just keep it clean.”
“Yessir.”
“Alright. So you guys are all invited over to my place tomorrow for a barbeque. You’ll be on good behavior, ’cause our wives will be there. We’ll invite some local girls, friends of the ladies, and such, but you be respectful. We got a few days for you to recover, but nothing stupid, and no fuckin’ pranks at my house. I got two kids,” Cooper boasted.
“You guys can bring your girls, if you want,” said Fredo. “If they’re decent type. No hookers or strippers. We got the ladies and the kids to think about.”
The tadpoles grinned.
Zak’s cell phone chirped. Looking down at the number, he saw it was Amy. His gut turned over as he looked at the monitor a second time.
No question. Amy was reaching out to him, and for some reason, he knew it wasn’t good news.
“Excuse me for a sec.” Zak ran outside and took the call on the patio which was much quieter than the inside of the bar. “Amy? That you?”
“Zak! Oh my God, Zak. I’m so glad I got hold of you.”
“What’s going on?”
“There’s been a shooting.”
Zak plugged his other ear so he could hear. His heart began to race, and his gut felt hollow. “You okay, Amy? Are you hurt in any way?”
“No, Zak, but it’s like a zoo down here.”
“Where did this happen? Where are you?”
“I’m in San Francisco, at my job—”
“Are you safe? Are you in a safe place right now?”
“Yes. Behind locked doors. Already talked to the police.”
“So this happened at work?”
“Well not exactly. A gunman, I guess they’re saying two gunmen, shot some people at the pier close to my office.”
“They catch the guys?”
“No. Well, yes. One was shot, but the other one—”
“So they haven’t captured everyone yet? You’ve got to get out of there, Amy.”
“I know. I’m waiting for my Dad. I probably have to wait for the police again too. But Zak, I saw the gunman who got away! ”
“You saw him?”
“Yes, he tried to get in the building where I work, but the doors were locked. But he knows I saw him, Zak. That’s what’s got me so scared. I
“Look at that! A barn dart!” Coop barked. “Thought you was gonna dust them all.”
“Focus. And yes, I qualified Expert,” said Zak softly.
“So how’d you get the tag then, Jell-O Man?”
Zak tried to shrug it off.
“Oh come on, white boy. Tell the man,” Carter shouted. “You guys gonna love this.”
“I can hardly wait.” Fredo came over to Zak and sniffed. “You smell like Chrome, man, that teen after shave. You don’t smell like Jell-O. So what gives?”
Zak could feel his ears getting red. He figured he’d get it over with. “I pulled a prank when I was in high school. We put cherry Jell-O in the other high school’s fountain. It foamed all over the place. Turned the whole quad red.”
No one said anything for a few seconds. Finally Fredo turned to Carter. “That’s it? Carter, what the hell you talking about?”
“No, my man!” Carter ran to Zak’s side and placed his arm around his shoulder. “He got arrested for doing that prank. Arrested by the father of the girl he was stickin.”
“Oh I get it. Daddy didn’t like you and his little one hanging out, so he sort of threw the book at you?” Coop said.
Zak nodded.
Fredo gave a disgusted look by scrunching up his unibrow. “That’s not funny. Carter, you got some sick sense of humor if you think that’s funny. We got things way better than that and you better be ready, man. That shit,” he said as he pointed to Zak, “That shit is boy scout stuff.”
“I think Carter has the stories you really want to hear. Mine are just, well, probably tame,” answered Zak.
“You can be as tame as you like as long as you got my six, Zak. You don’t have to be outrageous to be a good team guy. You don’t have to drink, don’t have to do half the shit the other guys do. Just keep it clean.”
“Yessir.”
“Alright. So you guys are all invited over to my place tomorrow for a barbeque. You’ll be on good behavior, ’cause our wives will be there. We’ll invite some local girls, friends of the ladies, and such, but you be respectful. We got a few days for you to recover, but nothing stupid, and no fuckin’ pranks at my house. I got two kids,” Cooper boasted.
“You guys can bring your girls, if you want,” said Fredo. “If they’re decent type. No hookers or strippers. We got the ladies and the kids to think about.”
The tadpoles grinned.
Zak’s cell phone chirped. Looking down at the number, he saw it was Amy. His gut turned over as he looked at the monitor a second time.
No question. Amy was reaching out to him, and for some reason, he knew it wasn’t good news.
“Excuse me for a sec.” Zak ran outside and took the call on the patio which was much quieter than the inside of the bar. “Amy? That you?”
“Zak! Oh my God, Zak. I’m so glad I got hold of you.”
“What’s going on?”
“There’s been a shooting.”
Zak plugged his other ear so he could hear. His heart began to race, and his gut felt hollow. “You okay, Amy? Are you hurt in any way?”
“No, Zak, but it’s like a zoo down here.”
“Where did this happen? Where are you?”
“I’m in San Francisco, at my job—”
“Are you safe? Are you in a safe place right now?”
“Yes. Behind locked doors. Already talked to the police.”
“So this happened at work?”
“Well not exactly. A gunman, I guess they’re saying two gunmen, shot some people at the pier close to my office.”
“They catch the guys?”
“No. Well, yes. One was shot, but the other one—”
“So they haven’t captured everyone yet? You’ve got to get out of there, Amy.”
“I know. I’m waiting for my Dad. I probably have to wait for the police again too. But Zak, I saw the gunman who got away! ”
“You saw him?”
“Yes, he tried to get in the building where I work, but the doors were locked. But he knows I saw him, Zak. That’s what’s got me so scared. I
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