Chapter 26
Sky closed her eyes afraid to look at Simon's disfigured face. A thick scar went from the corner of his left eye down to his chin. Another scar ran from his crooked off center nose through his top lip. All damage Sky caused with the swing of a bat in a fit of uncontrolled anger. Simon pressed his hand hard into her throat. "Open your eyes and look at me bitch. Come on take a look at your handy work. Pretty nice job huh?"
"What the fuck do you want Simon? Another ass kicking?" She just couldn't help her sarcastic attitude, but Simon made her pay for the comment with a punch to the stomach. He released his grip on her throat and she fell to the ground trying to recover her breath.
"Still the smart ass I see. Get up." He kicked her in the side.
Slowly Sky recovered from the blow. Dirt and gravel were imbedded in her hands and knees from the fall. She looked him in the eyes showing no fear. "Hit me again what's it prove. You're twice my size and I think I did a hell of a lot more damage to you than you can ever do to me."
"Wrong. Hurting you is quite simple. Perhaps something terrible happening to a certain yellow Nissan or maybe the blue Nissan. Take your pick. Which one would you be willing to sacrifice, your cousin or your lover? I've been watching you. I know who you're with, what they drive, their routine. Do you know how easy it would be to kill them all? One by one until you were the only one left. Now you can save you little precious family by simply working for me."
"You're fucking crazy. There's no way I'm working for you again. You're bluffing. You don't have the balls to pull off any of that shit." Sky took a step back and leaned against the wall and crossed her arms. "What else you got?" She grinned.
"Thought you could use a little more convincing. Get him." Simon instructed the driver of the second SUV. He pulled a man from out of the backseat and put a gun to the man's head.
Sky's heart dropped, "Razor."
Simon laughed loud, "Work for me or I'll kill him right here, right now."
Reluctantly Sky agreed to work for Simon. He gave her a two-way messenger and left in his SUV, leaving Sky and Razor alone in the alley. They rushed into each other's arms and were thankful to still have their lives. "What are you doing in L.A. Razor?"
Sweetly he kissed her face, "Been looking for you. Why the hell did you run off like that?"
"I thought it was best. Thought I was wanted for murder and didn't want to get you guys mixed up in the shit. Where are the others?"
With his right hand he moved a strand of hair from in front of her face, "They others are in Miami staying with Takara's folks. Thought it would be best for her to be where she could be protected, but I couldn't leave here until I found you. Aren't you happy to see me?"
Closing her eyes, she moved away from him, "I am, but this only complicates matters. I found him Razor. I found Leon and we're together now."
A smile appeared on his face, "You mean to tell me that guy stayed in L.A. all this time. Girl, you got everything now. What more can you ask for?" Inside his heart was breaking. He had always hoped Sky would be his, but she was in love with someone else.
"I have so much to lose."
"I know. We'll find a way out of this even if it means we have to kill that motherfucker."
Sky looked at her watch and realized she had been gone from the shop for an hour. The guys were going to have her ass. Quickly, she gave Razor a ride back to his place and swung by the store to get lunch. When she pulled into the driveway of the shop everyone was sitting by a car waiting for her. For the next fifteen minutes she took a ribbing about being gone too long and then settled down beside Leon never mentioning the trouble she was in.
~Later that night~
Sky looked over at the alarm clock. The bright red numbers read 3:24 am. The minutes ticked away but her mind couldn't settle down to allow her to fall asleep. A buzzing sound rang through the room. With a start she jumped from the bed and ripped the two-way from her pants pocket. Glancing towards the bed, she saw that Leon was still fast asleep with the soft velour blanket wrapped around his body. The message instructed her to leave the house and meet a man at the corner. Tiptoeing out the bedroom, she took one last look back fearing it may be the last time she would lay her eyes on him.
A black Honda motorcycle was waiting at the corner. The rider flashed the headlights and Sky hurried up the street. The rider handed her a helmet and she slid onto the back of the bike. They took off quickly. Speeding through the streets, the lights became streaks of color. They arrived at the meeting spot and the rider motioned for Sky to get off the bike. She handed him the helmet and walked over to the black BMW parked nearby. Razor got out of the driver's seat and opened the passenger side door for Sky. He got back in the car and they drove off without uttering a word to each other. Adrenaline pumped through their veins just as it had many times before jobs like the one they were getting ready to pull off. A simple job lay ahead of them. Simple breaking and entering they had done it hundreds of times before.
Razor disabled the security alarm allowing Sky to snake her tiny body through bars of the gate. She sprinted across the yard and up to the main house. A balcony door to a second floor bedroom was open and she picked this as her point of entry. Climbing the trestle proved to be the harder than she expected. It took her 40 seconds to get to the second floor. The bedroom was extravagantly decorated with gold bedposts and fine silk linens. Two people were sleeping in the bed. Her heart was pounding. She could have been caught at any moment. A portrait of the man of the house covered the safe. Slowly Sky removed it and used an electronic device to obtain the combination for the wall safe. The man in the bed turned in his sleep causing Sky to nearly drop the device. Never had she ever wanted to smother someone with a pillow more than then. She unlocked the safe and emptied the contents into a backpack and replaced the picture. Seconds later she was back in the BMW speeding away from the house.
Simon was waiting as they pulled into the meeting place. Sky handed over the bag. The black motorcycle rider was waiting for her.
They pulled up to the corner and Sky got off the bike and the rider took off. She sneaked back into the house. Thankfully Leon had not moved since she left. She removed her clothing and slid back into bed with him falling fast asleep.
Sky closed her eyes afraid to look at Simon's disfigured face. A thick scar went from the corner of his left eye down to his chin. Another scar ran from his crooked off center nose through his top lip. All damage Sky caused with the swing of a bat in a fit of uncontrolled anger. Simon pressed his hand hard into her throat. "Open your eyes and look at me bitch. Come on take a look at your handy work. Pretty nice job huh?"
"What the fuck do you want Simon? Another ass kicking?" She just couldn't help her sarcastic attitude, but Simon made her pay for the comment with a punch to the stomach. He released his grip on her throat and she fell to the ground trying to recover her breath.
"Still the smart ass I see. Get up." He kicked her in the side.
Slowly Sky recovered from the blow. Dirt and gravel were imbedded in her hands and knees from the fall. She looked him in the eyes showing no fear. "Hit me again what's it prove. You're twice my size and I think I did a hell of a lot more damage to you than you can ever do to me."
"Wrong. Hurting you is quite simple. Perhaps something terrible happening to a certain yellow Nissan or maybe the blue Nissan. Take your pick. Which one would you be willing to sacrifice, your cousin or your lover? I've been watching you. I know who you're with, what they drive, their routine. Do you know how easy it would be to kill them all? One by one until you were the only one left. Now you can save you little precious family by simply working for me."
"You're fucking crazy. There's no way I'm working for you again. You're bluffing. You don't have the balls to pull off any of that shit." Sky took a step back and leaned against the wall and crossed her arms. "What else you got?" She grinned.
"Thought you could use a little more convincing. Get him." Simon instructed the driver of the second SUV. He pulled a man from out of the backseat and put a gun to the man's head.
Sky's heart dropped, "Razor."
Simon laughed loud, "Work for me or I'll kill him right here, right now."
Reluctantly Sky agreed to work for Simon. He gave her a two-way messenger and left in his SUV, leaving Sky and Razor alone in the alley. They rushed into each other's arms and were thankful to still have their lives. "What are you doing in L.A. Razor?"
Sweetly he kissed her face, "Been looking for you. Why the hell did you run off like that?"
"I thought it was best. Thought I was wanted for murder and didn't want to get you guys mixed up in the shit. Where are the others?"
With his right hand he moved a strand of hair from in front of her face, "They others are in Miami staying with Takara's folks. Thought it would be best for her to be where she could be protected, but I couldn't leave here until I found you. Aren't you happy to see me?"
Closing her eyes, she moved away from him, "I am, but this only complicates matters. I found him Razor. I found Leon and we're together now."
A smile appeared on his face, "You mean to tell me that guy stayed in L.A. all this time. Girl, you got everything now. What more can you ask for?" Inside his heart was breaking. He had always hoped Sky would be his, but she was in love with someone else.
"I have so much to lose."
"I know. We'll find a way out of this even if it means we have to kill that motherfucker."
Sky looked at her watch and realized she had been gone from the shop for an hour. The guys were going to have her ass. Quickly, she gave Razor a ride back to his place and swung by the store to get lunch. When she pulled into the driveway of the shop everyone was sitting by a car waiting for her. For the next fifteen minutes she took a ribbing about being gone too long and then settled down beside Leon never mentioning the trouble she was in.
~Later that night~
Sky looked over at the alarm clock. The bright red numbers read 3:24 am. The minutes ticked away but her mind couldn't settle down to allow her to fall asleep. A buzzing sound rang through the room. With a start she jumped from the bed and ripped the two-way from her pants pocket. Glancing towards the bed, she saw that Leon was still fast asleep with the soft velour blanket wrapped around his body. The message instructed her to leave the house and meet a man at the corner. Tiptoeing out the bedroom, she took one last look back fearing it may be the last time she would lay her eyes on him.
A black Honda motorcycle was waiting at the corner. The rider flashed the headlights and Sky hurried up the street. The rider handed her a helmet and she slid onto the back of the bike. They took off quickly. Speeding through the streets, the lights became streaks of color. They arrived at the meeting spot and the rider motioned for Sky to get off the bike. She handed him the helmet and walked over to the black BMW parked nearby. Razor got out of the driver's seat and opened the passenger side door for Sky. He got back in the car and they drove off without uttering a word to each other. Adrenaline pumped through their veins just as it had many times before jobs like the one they were getting ready to pull off. A simple job lay ahead of them. Simple breaking and entering they had done it hundreds of times before.
Razor disabled the security alarm allowing Sky to snake her tiny body through bars of the gate. She sprinted across the yard and up to the main house. A balcony door to a second floor bedroom was open and she picked this as her point of entry. Climbing the trestle proved to be the harder than she expected. It took her 40 seconds to get to the second floor. The bedroom was extravagantly decorated with gold bedposts and fine silk linens. Two people were sleeping in the bed. Her heart was pounding. She could have been caught at any moment. A portrait of the man of the house covered the safe. Slowly Sky removed it and used an electronic device to obtain the combination for the wall safe. The man in the bed turned in his sleep causing Sky to nearly drop the device. Never had she ever wanted to smother someone with a pillow more than then. She unlocked the safe and emptied the contents into a backpack and replaced the picture. Seconds later she was back in the BMW speeding away from the house.
Simon was waiting as they pulled into the meeting place. Sky handed over the bag. The black motorcycle rider was waiting for her.
They pulled up to the corner and Sky got off the bike and the rider took off. She sneaked back into the house. Thankfully Leon had not moved since she left. She removed her clothing and slid back into bed with him falling fast asleep.