“I don’t understand,” his words say, but his body language shows he knows exactly what I mean.
“It’s not a complicated question. It’s based on the basic business acumen of cutting one’s losses. If that is also too complicated for your community college educated brain to comprehend, let me break it down for you even further. Fuck off before I add you to what may be a rather long list of people I have to kill today. Do you understand that?” I ask him nonchalantly.
I think it is the matter-of-fact tone as much as the actual threat itself that sends him and his moronic lackey running away. Whatever the reason, I am glad for the moment of peace. I pick a name with frequent calls and texts and begin typing.
Yo, Mikey, U feed lately?
I despise the concept of texting so much I feel dirty right now, but a phone call is out of the question. I need to ascertain two things right now: is Mikey a vampire, and where can I find him?
Fortunately, I do not have long to wait before getting a response.
T-dog, what up? Yeah, ate some prosti near the docks last night but down 4 w/e. Where u been?
Problems, bro. U at home? Meet u there in a few.
I slip the phone into my pocket after Mikey confirms he is home and is waiting there for me. Thanks to Marvin getting me the billing and registration information from the various phone accounts, I know right where to go.
“I smell donuts and an undeserved sense of importance,” I remark as I stand, turn around, and face the two uniformed cops standing behind me.
“The manager says you are threatening his staff and destroying property. What’s that about?” Barney Fife number one asks.
“A simple misunderstanding I think. I was simply giving Captain Comb-over a lesson in business sense.”
“Did you break that canister?” Barney number two asks, indicating the crushed shaker on the table.
I look from the cops to the manager and flip a twenty onto the table, deciding I have better things to do than continue picking fights at a coffee shop.
“You know,” Barney one says as I drop the double sawbuck onto the table, “it would have been a lot less hassle a good deal cheaper if you had just bought a cup of coffee.”
“Yeah, but what’s the fun in that?” I reply with a smile and tip of an imaginary hat.
Fortunately, the cops also have better things to do with their time than pursue a verbal threat, much to the manager’s protests. I hear them giving them manager the same advice I did about cutting his losses as I walk away.
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About the Author
Brock Deskins was born in a small town located in rural Oregon. At age twenty, he joined the army and served as an M1A1 tank crewman, dental specialist, and computer analyst. While in the military, he became an accomplished traveler, husband, and father of three wonderful children. His military career completed, he attended college to brush up on his skills as a computer analyst and gain new skills as a writer. Brock received his degree in computer networking and is devoting all of his time and limited attention span to writing.
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