04-04-2020, 04:40 PM
She had a good poker face. He let her own that. Hell, how many times had he seen it in the flashes of the last year? He was sure that some kid could have his foot blown off, hobble up to Natalie, and she would just frown, pat-pat on the shoulder, and carry him off to medics without a blink. When he found her in the tunnel, she was in pure survival mode. When they reached the surface, she was more worried about everyone else than herself, dripping with blood and brutalized as she’d been. Cayli died in front of them, and the mask returned solid while Jay’s basically melted off and the bare bones of his skull were the only thing left to show the world. That was the difference between them. When her poker faced showed up, it was for endurance to survive. Jay’s poker face was a summons for self-demise.
Now wasn’t the time to think about all the horrible shit piled on the last year. This was fantasy. One he didn’t intend to leave anytime soon. ”What’s really going to piss you off is when you beat me at cards is not knowing if it was because you really won or if I let you beat me.” He grinned devilishly and buried himself in fantasy for a little while longer.
Several hours later, the light leaking around the shabby curtains dimmed toward dusk. Hunger more than anything pulled Jay from her arms. By then he had to assume that Amengual was across the border. They had no direct method to track him, so Jay was sitting against the pillows scrolling news feeds and police reports, looking for anything that might show them the direction that the country’s most dangerous drug lord was heading. He would be looking to regain power and control over what was lost, which meant one of two things. Either he would sweep into a city and leave behind a blood bath, or the previous petty fighting would suddenly disappear in the clenched fist of heightened control.
When he came to a story about the discovery of a body of a high-ranking lieutenant in the cartel, Jay started digging a little deeper. The body was found strewn in the street, clearly without worry about intervention from the authorities.
He pulled up a map of the area. He knew Amengual probably better than the man knew himself. Google maps worked well enough, switching between street and satellite view. Isolated location, close to a main road, one entrance in and out, outbuildings, and most importantly, a beautiful view. Amengual was a vain SOB.
There were several options to check out. But first, food.
Now wasn’t the time to think about all the horrible shit piled on the last year. This was fantasy. One he didn’t intend to leave anytime soon. ”What’s really going to piss you off is when you beat me at cards is not knowing if it was because you really won or if I let you beat me.” He grinned devilishly and buried himself in fantasy for a little while longer.
Several hours later, the light leaking around the shabby curtains dimmed toward dusk. Hunger more than anything pulled Jay from her arms. By then he had to assume that Amengual was across the border. They had no direct method to track him, so Jay was sitting against the pillows scrolling news feeds and police reports, looking for anything that might show them the direction that the country’s most dangerous drug lord was heading. He would be looking to regain power and control over what was lost, which meant one of two things. Either he would sweep into a city and leave behind a blood bath, or the previous petty fighting would suddenly disappear in the clenched fist of heightened control.
When he came to a story about the discovery of a body of a high-ranking lieutenant in the cartel, Jay started digging a little deeper. The body was found strewn in the street, clearly without worry about intervention from the authorities.
He pulled up a map of the area. He knew Amengual probably better than the man knew himself. Google maps worked well enough, switching between street and satellite view. Isolated location, close to a main road, one entrance in and out, outbuildings, and most importantly, a beautiful view. Amengual was a vain SOB.
There were several options to check out. But first, food.
Only darkness shows you the light.