The reply got here after a very long time. Strawberry? Honey? All these typos? Not Tommy.

I known as Dario again and advised him somebody was texting me from Tommy’s cellphone or that Tommy’s cellphone was cloned and he advised me to simply hurry to satisfy him. I ignored the subsequent three texts that got here from whoever was pretending to be Tommy.

It was nighttime once I pulled as much as 15 Candy Avenue. It was a small run-down trying home on a small and quiet avenue . All of the lights had been off. I parked and put the gun into my waistband below my shirt on the again. I knocked on the entrance door. I noticed a determine transfer behind the curtains on the window adjoining to the door.

Lastly, the door opened slightly and Dario pulled me in by the wrist.

“We gotta transfer!” He stated, trying indignant and tweaked. He walked me via the home, holding my elbow. It was a sparse run-down place with no furnishings and every part was in tough form. He went down the steps to the basement and now I knew it was Dario’s secure home. The basement house was completely redone, excessive tech, each fashionable comfort. Nobody gave the impression to be right here however him. I used his lavatory after which he grabbed a duffle bag and we went again upstairs.

“Keep right here!” he stated and I waited by the highest of the steps as he headed towards the entrance of the home. He was gone solely about 30 seconds, then he rushed me via the again door the place there was an alley with a separate storage. Inside was a black SUV. He ushered me into it. This appeared like the identical SUV I’d been picked up from my grad in.

“Gimme the cellphone?”

“The place’s Tommy?” I requested, handing it to him.

He did one thing on the cellphone whereas shaking his head. “I don’t know.”

“He stated somebody faked a textual content from Eddy so I used to be cautious.”

“Good.” He pulled out and was driving crazy-fast.

“The place are we going?” I had no thought what that place even was.

“Bianca’s ma’s home, the place I’ve acquired the ladies and the youngsters.”

“Luciana?”

“She’s there, too.”

“How’s your dad?”

“Pop’s hanging in, final I heard.”

“When did you final see Tommy?”

“I haven’t seen him. He was supposed to satisfy me this morning. He by no means confirmed.”

I felt sick to my abdomen.

My cellphone, sitting on the seat between us, rang. It stated Tommy on it.

“Tommy!” I appeared to Dario.

He jerked his chin on the cellphone. “Reply it. Cautious. Gimme the cellphone if it’s not him.”

I answered it. “Tommy?”

“Not Tommy,” stated a male voice, “However we have now him. Get to the place Tommy’s brother is and name this quantity again.”

“What would you like?” I checked out Dario with panic. He took the cellphone from me and pulled over to the aspect of the street.

“Who is that this? That is him; what would you like?” Dario held the cellphone for a minute. Then after a minute of listening, he stated, “Put him on the cellphone.” A minute later he stated, “Hey. You alright? Yeah, man. Yep, she’s with me. Proper. Proper.” Then he hung up.

“What do they need?”

“Cash,” Dario stated, pulling again onto the street.

“Cash?”

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