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Maci
“Maci, I don’t have good news for you. This shit is getting bad and we’re looking at moving you to another location,” Howie informs me.
I’m draining my coffee pot and listening to him as he explains what is going on with my situation. I knew things were getting bad when I woke up to seven missed phone calls from Howie.
“What happened now?” I ask him and look over at Riley who is doing her homework at the kitchen table. I say that she is doing it, but she’s really watching stupid videos of people dancing online. They are the dumbest videos I have ever seen in my life.
“Savros has found you.”
“Does this have anything to do with that man who was in the parking lot?”
“What fucking man are you talking about?” He seethes over the phone line.
He always does this bull shit and acts as if I didn’t tell him what happened earlier. “You know exactly what I’m talking about, Howie.”
“We are looking at getting you a safety net in case this goes south.”
I take a deep breath. The thought of moving my daughter again and having her be the new kid again makes me sad. The kid already has it bad with everything that is going on… I don’t want to add to it.
“Has there been any more chatter?” I question.
“I will play you the newest recording. Let me get the audio together. Gimme a second.”
I’m looking around my apartment constantly to make sure everything is locked and secure like it is supposed to be. I don’t want Savros or his men to break into my apartment and hurt us.
These are the type of people who blow up a whole building to kill one person. The quality of life thing doesn’t mean anything to them. Nothing besides money and power mean anything to them.
And I’m the lucky person who put him away.
“You ready?” He questions.
I nod. “Yeah. Give it to me.” I’m not ready. I’m not ready to hear what he has to say to me. I’m not ready to hear any of this shit!
“An inmate from Cook County Jail is trying to contact you. Do you accept the call?”
“Yes.”
“Billy,” Savros greets.
“How’s it going?” Billy says.
“Did you take care of that problem I had?” Savros asks.
“I visited your girlfriend’s place. Unfortunately, there was a nasty fire,” Billy informs him.
“How nasty?”
“The whole house is gone.”
“That’s terrible,” Savros says monotoned. “Have you found my girlfriend?”
“Yes. She is living in New Mexico now. Your girlfriend is looking really pretty with your daughter.”
“Have you made contact with her?”
“We’re working on it. Things are slow motion but I will take care of your girlfriend for you.”
