telling him about what else he’d discovered. “It was slated to be torn down about six years ago, but for some reason it’s still here. Budgets, I guess.”
The elevator even worked , and they rode it up in relative ease. When it came to a smooth stop at the upper floor, Roger got out. The place was…nice, he guessed. His dad had done a good job cleaning the place up.
“I had to sneak in a few things that I took. Like the sweeper. It was something I needed, so I took it. Same with the plates and stuff. Microwave was a little harder to come by, but I was able to get it fairly easy.” He smiled at him as if he’d just won the lottery. “People hanging out their laundry gave me my linens and stuff.”
The apartment that he was led to wasn’t locked , and his dad explained that the keys had been taken. “I’ve got this one here and you can have the one across from me. I cleaned it up, but it doesn’t have the right things yet. We’ll work on getting you that as we go. Also, there isn’t a phone here. I don’t have much use for one anyway, but I pick me up one here and there if I need it.”
Roger went to the couch as soon as his dad uncovered it. It was ugly in a cheap apartment sort of way , but it wasn’t too bad. He laid his head back and closed his eyes. This was something he could get used to, he supposed. When he heard his dad talking, he looked at him and realized he was calling someone. He was telling them about the car that had been abandoned with the key in it and told them to have at it. Nice way to get rid of the evidence, Roger thought. He wondered if he’d ever have any energy again. Closing his eyes, Roger let sleep take him.
~~~
“When?” Quentin sat down at his desk and wondered how the hell this had happened. His father was out of prison. “You said he’d been released. When and how the hell does something like this happen without someone telling me?”
“He was released a month ago. And we’re still trying to figure out how it happened. There was a mix-up with his name and—”
“No fucking shit there was a mix -up. He was supposed to serve two life sentences then serve twenty for grand theft and all the things he did to me. What the fuck are you doing down there? Do you have shit for brains?” Jade put out her hand and he slammed the phone into it. This was beyond stupid. And now who knew where his father was and what the fuck he was doing? He listened to Jade speak to the man from the prison.
“Yes, I understand , but he’s under a little stress right now. I said I understand, but that in no way makes what happened less incredibly stupid.” She sat down and picked up a pen. “Give me your name. Because when we take the state of Texas to court when your mistake kills someone else, then we’ll have a list of the idiots that let him go. So, you refuse to give me that information. No problem. I’ll send my sister down there to speak to you. You’ll wish to Christ you had done it then. In fact you’ll be beg…what’s that? Oh yes, that would be very helpful. I’ll give you an email address to send it to.”
He watched her recite her email address to him and hang up. “What did you just get from him? I’m assuming the threat of your sister coming down there scared him just a little.”
“Yes, he knows Sapphire apparently. She called him earlier today when I let her know what was going on. I think he’s afraid of her. I would be too, if I had to tangle with her as a human.” She stood up and went to his side of the desk and sat on his lap. “He’s going to send me the names of all the people who worked there and their department. I’m not sure that’s legal or anything, but we’ll have it. I’m thinking we can look it over and pick out a couple of names and see what they might know. Someone let your dad out.”
“Daddy?” The y both looked at the doorway when Angie stepped in. When Jade tried to stand up, he held her on his lap. She was much too
The elevator even worked , and they rode it up in relative ease. When it came to a smooth stop at the upper floor, Roger got out. The place was…nice, he guessed. His dad had done a good job cleaning the place up.
“I had to sneak in a few things that I took. Like the sweeper. It was something I needed, so I took it. Same with the plates and stuff. Microwave was a little harder to come by, but I was able to get it fairly easy.” He smiled at him as if he’d just won the lottery. “People hanging out their laundry gave me my linens and stuff.”
The apartment that he was led to wasn’t locked , and his dad explained that the keys had been taken. “I’ve got this one here and you can have the one across from me. I cleaned it up, but it doesn’t have the right things yet. We’ll work on getting you that as we go. Also, there isn’t a phone here. I don’t have much use for one anyway, but I pick me up one here and there if I need it.”
Roger went to the couch as soon as his dad uncovered it. It was ugly in a cheap apartment sort of way , but it wasn’t too bad. He laid his head back and closed his eyes. This was something he could get used to, he supposed. When he heard his dad talking, he looked at him and realized he was calling someone. He was telling them about the car that had been abandoned with the key in it and told them to have at it. Nice way to get rid of the evidence, Roger thought. He wondered if he’d ever have any energy again. Closing his eyes, Roger let sleep take him.
~~~
“When?” Quentin sat down at his desk and wondered how the hell this had happened. His father was out of prison. “You said he’d been released. When and how the hell does something like this happen without someone telling me?”
“He was released a month ago. And we’re still trying to figure out how it happened. There was a mix-up with his name and—”
“No fucking shit there was a mix -up. He was supposed to serve two life sentences then serve twenty for grand theft and all the things he did to me. What the fuck are you doing down there? Do you have shit for brains?” Jade put out her hand and he slammed the phone into it. This was beyond stupid. And now who knew where his father was and what the fuck he was doing? He listened to Jade speak to the man from the prison.
“Yes, I understand , but he’s under a little stress right now. I said I understand, but that in no way makes what happened less incredibly stupid.” She sat down and picked up a pen. “Give me your name. Because when we take the state of Texas to court when your mistake kills someone else, then we’ll have a list of the idiots that let him go. So, you refuse to give me that information. No problem. I’ll send my sister down there to speak to you. You’ll wish to Christ you had done it then. In fact you’ll be beg…what’s that? Oh yes, that would be very helpful. I’ll give you an email address to send it to.”
He watched her recite her email address to him and hang up. “What did you just get from him? I’m assuming the threat of your sister coming down there scared him just a little.”
“Yes, he knows Sapphire apparently. She called him earlier today when I let her know what was going on. I think he’s afraid of her. I would be too, if I had to tangle with her as a human.” She stood up and went to his side of the desk and sat on his lap. “He’s going to send me the names of all the people who worked there and their department. I’m not sure that’s legal or anything, but we’ll have it. I’m thinking we can look it over and pick out a couple of names and see what they might know. Someone let your dad out.”
“Daddy?” The y both looked at the doorway when Angie stepped in. When Jade tried to stand up, he held her on his lap. She was much too
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