Chapter 33 : A Visit from Surroyan
The knock on the door was expected. Surroyan had called to say he was coming over. Danny and Shawn exchanged glances, then attended their tasks, Danny returning to the soldering gun, Shawn getting up...
View ArticleChapter 32 : Statements
Surroyan took Shawn and Suki upstairs to get their statements for his report. “I'll copy Wentworth for the police report. You probably won't have to go downtown. You've been through enough. The gang...
View ArticleChapter 31 : Aftermath
Danny got out of the car, still shaken. His rear-view mirror had been shattered by Coleman's bullet. He found Shawn holding Suki, who looked like she would never let go of him. Cochran was in...
View ArticleChapter 30 : Standoff
Shawn drew the nine-millimeter automatic from his belt and stepped in front of Suki, pulling her behind him with his free hand. Cochran chuckled. “Are you protecting her? She's not the one in harm's...
View ArticleChapter 29 : Linked
“She's in trouble,” said Lacra. She had been sitting on the couch at the house in Boyle Heights, looking into space while fighting back tears. “Yeah, she is.” Julio was being agreeable, not agreeing....
View ArticleChapter 28 : Friends with Benefits
The pact was made. The new friends nodded and reaffirmed that they were strong together. Shawn, Danny and Suki were now members – honorary – of the Boyle Heights Lobos. “Where to?” asked Danny,...
View ArticleChapter 27 : Coleman
Coleman had been up all night, going through the events of the previous day. The girl had slipped Rosini's grip, a car had appeared and disappeared again while Rosini's men were busy exchanging...
View ArticleChapter 26 : Scar
Call me Scar: I'm a cautionary tale, The last remnant a broken family, A pale reminder of a people torn from their homeland. Call me Scar: I am a marker for what was, Rough at the edges and empty in...
View ArticleChapter 25 : Back on the Road
“Yes, we're going now. I have the address,” said Shawn. He found the keys to the Honda Fit hanging on a hook next to the door. He picked up the remaining pistol – just in case. Suki looked out,...
View ArticleChapter 24 : Wake Up Call
“He's not here!” said Suki with her eyes wide. She had the sheet wrapped around her and was picking up clothing as she said it. “Is his car here?” asked Shawn. “His is, the GTO is gone,” said Suki,...
View ArticleChapter 23 : The Boyle Heights Lobos
Danny sat at a small table at the east end of Olvera street, looking at a cup of coffee. He was completely at a loss for what to do. He had fallen in love and had lost her within a few hours. His...
View ArticleChapter 22 : Olvera Square
Sergeant Wentworth got out of the squad car and stood with his hands on his hips looking at the scene. An officer was checking the men in the street. “You'll never believe this!” said the officer....
View ArticleChapter 21 : Five A.M.
It was still dark. Danny had been tossing in his sleep until the hastily made up couch looked like there had been a fight. In the past, he'd fallen asleep on the couch and had slept soundly, but...
View ArticleChapter 20 : Soup and Decisions
Soup consumed and the tale told, Danny then filled a tub for Suki. She asked Shawn to put her into the tub and stay with her. He guessed that she was friends with Danny, but that's as far as it went....
View ArticleChapter 19 : Danny
Shawn drove up Alameda Boulevard, the only way he knew without thinking about it. He didn't need to think now, he needed to think. Suki lay sideways in the passenger seat, breathing but otherwise out...
View ArticleChapter 18 : Shots Fired at Les Girls
Sergeant Wentworth pulled up to the front door of Les Girls, Girls, Girls and sighed hard. He knew he was late. It had been minutes since the report of shots fired. He wondered what he would find...
View ArticleChapter 17 : Les Girls, Girls, Girls
Two cocked pistols lay on the floor of the GTO. At a light, Shawn opened the glove box to find a third, the one Suki had put there, the one that came from Carlo Rosini, the one she shot him with. He...
View ArticleChapter 16 : Carrie's Place
Shawn got up off the grass, amazed not to be covered in holes. His shirt was, but not him. A thousand thoughts raced through his head. The police would be there soon, there were shots fired in a...
View ArticleChapter 15 : Home Again
“Welcome home, my dear,” said Cochran, as they drove along. “Your new friend is probably bleeding to death in the neighbor's yard right now, I emptied my clip in him. You shouldn't have run away,...
View ArticleChapter 14 : Little GTO
“We can't stay here,” said Shawn. He was standing in the doorway to the kitchen, lost in the shirt, two sizes too large for him. His eyes didn't focus on anything in particular, he wasn't looking at...
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