MILES

Istared down at my phone and realized that it was Larry calling me. I wasn’t really in the mood to deal with him, especially not on my first day at my new job, but he had good contacts, and I needed to unload the last bit of my pot.

“Hey, man,” I said, rushing around the corner to the copy room where it was quiet. “I can’t really talk right now.”

“I’ll make this quick then,” Larry said. “I’ve made a new friend. She’s seriously hot and looking for a good high. She asked me to put her in contact with my dealer.”

“That’s perfect actually,” I said. “I’m going out of business… she can buy up the last of my… stock.”

“Fuck, are you serious?”

“Yeah,” I replied. “I’m putting the life behind me.”

“God dammit,” Larry swore. “Now I’m going to have to start using Nobs, and that fucker gives me sub-par shit half the time.”

I smiled. “Sorry…”

“Give the last of your shit to Chrissy,” Larry instructed me. “I want her on a good high when she meets me.”

I rolled my eyes. “I don’t need the details. Where can I meet you to hand it over?”

“Uh… you’re not meeting me,” Larry said. “You’re meeting her.”

I frowned. “I don’t know this woman.”

“You didn’t know those college girls either.”

“That was different… I knew they’d bought from a couple other people before,” I said. “They were a sure thing.”

“So’s my Chrissy.”

“When did you meet her?”

“Couple of days ago.”

“No way,” I said. “I’m not meeting her.”

“I’m vouching for her,” Larry insisted. “Have I ever given you a bad contact before?”

“How about the dumbass that tried to run off with my… goods before paying?”

“Well, except for him.”

“I’m not meeting her,” I said firmly. “I’ll give you whatever you need, and you can hand it over to her.”

Larry sighed in frustration. “Fine… fuck, man… so difficult.”

“This is my last deal,” I said. “After that, I’m done.”

“Make sure you keep the last of your shit for me.”

“That I can do,” I said. “When do you need it?”

“She’s coming over a couple days from now,” Larry replied. “How about I let you know?”

“Fine,” I said. “Within the week though?”

“Definitely,” Larry agreed. “I don’t think I can last another week without fucking this one.”