I think I'm going to do it this way. I wanted to add some recollection of that fateful day in the previous chapter, but it's a pain to write. It's an awfully short chapter though, it needs something.
"This is the guy I told you about, he owes me some money, says he's been trying to get a hold of you about some money-making opportunity or something, his name is... Actually I still don't know his name, you'd think I'd need at least a name to lend one money but someone vouched for him, someone big."
"Long time no see."
"Yeah, how about we step outside to discuss business, Ivan, Derrick, get yourselves comfortable, drinks are over there."
"So what's the big idea of trying to get a hold of me, you have my number and e-mail, don't you?"
"Haven't you been watching the news, about wiretapping and all that?"
No, I have an aversion to news, changed my homepage and all. How many times have I made it to the news by now?
"Why are you trying to get a hold of me at all, we had an agreement."
"Yes, we also had an agreement for you to not to interfere with my work. I don't recall consulting me before you went and mowed down those club-goers."
"You certainly know a lot, do you have evidence implicating me in that too? If you know that much then you know why I did it, the big faggot and his Dominican bitch, to paraphrase the late Bulgarin, owed him money."
"You don't know the half of it. I'm not here to make a fuss about it, I'm here to bring you up to date, and to warn you. There has been a power-struggle within the organization and someone emerged victorious, he wants to settle old accounts. They'll stop at nothing now. We need to bring down the organization, I have a plan, first phase starts tonight. It's quite simple really, we have to start as much trouble in their turf as possible, get police involvement and get people to lose faith in them for failing to protect it. Here's the itinerary for tonight, I owe some people money, they pay a cut to the organization to let them operate. I called them telling them to wait on a spot on Hove Beach, that I'll hand over the money. We go there and blast them. Then we're going to rob a few places in the area. Even if they're cooperative and hand over the money we're going to fire warning shots anyway. Then we'll return and hand over Ivan his money."
This is a drag, thought I was done doing things like this, on a moment's notice. Do I return and get my stuff from the closet in their presence? No, I call saying we'll be gone for a while, to wait us there and enjoy themselves. I have a small arsenal in the car.
"Nice car, but we need a 4-seater, I want both of us to shoot at the loan sharks so it's not just one disgruntled customer."
"Are you an amateur? We need a disposable car for a job. Let's go look for a suitable one."
How many cars have I stolen by now... A PMP 600, not my type but it will look intimidating for the eyewitnesses. I still don't know how to steal one without breaking the glass and triggering the alarm. Oh well, here goes.
Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
Somewhere in this town...
A phone message notification sound.
"This is an interesting development, got Ivan involved for nothing. Alright, we need to pick off someone, we're going have some back-up, stop by the adult store on Delaware Avenue. The targets are only a bit further, you know that Fantastic Firefly Island sign."
"This is good. Get in Roman, sit in the front. Niko, give him your gun, we'll take care of this, you just drive. Let's just head back after this is done, we need to rethink this. I hope you don't mind paying Ivan, we'll say it was flop but you want to take responsibility."
This is not a test of faith
This is not a test of faith
This is not a test of faith
This is not a test of faith