The journey to recovery

Chapter 50

Chapter Fifty

Stage four : Curiosity and Guilt

California

Troy's P.O.V

Bony fingers  made contact with the glassy surface of the window with  resounding knocks.

With my hand at the door handle I cast my gaze upon the person who knocked on the door.

My eyebrows knit together at the little girl dressed in a monochrome of black and blue.

" You're Switch ?" I asked her who lifted her chin and cast a dark look with her brown eyes.

" Yeah you must be T Bone's brother she surely talks a lot about you"

" Hope only good things" I joked and earned a twisted smile before she climbed into the van.

" So T Bone's brother what should I call you ? " She asked at the passenger's seat the illusion of a little girl vanished.

" Oh I'm not good with names how about Gretzky? "

" I'm calling you Puck" she stated.

" So you got the ropes around on how we operate ?" She asked.

" Yeah" I replied while she looked at me expectantly. " What?"

" Could you tell me what you know ?" She asked. " Oh sure wait out in the car till the customer comes"

" Do you remember the description of each vehicle and person for each ticket" she asked.

" Valerie said you'd take care of that"

" Of course she did" she replied the ride to the parking lot of the mini mart wasn't that long completely silent " Look out for a green Sedan " she said drowned in silence again.

" So how long have you been in this business? "

" Are you a spy?"

" What ? "

" You work for the popo or better yet for Patrick? "

" No"

I replied when I got blinded by lights that I found out were headlights from our customers.

I sat up right before Switch told me to roll down the window. Immediately I saw the transaction take place I sped off the parking lot asking.

" Yes paid" she cried handing me  my and Val's  share. " Where to next?" I asked staring straight at the street.

"The ware house" " Wait we're heading back to the ware house ?" I asked. " Yes this time you do the transaction" she said fidgeting to get to the drivers seat.

" What are you doing? " I exclaimed swerving. " Move over"

" Pull over " I snapped before the car stopped then I finally got to the passengers seat.

" Can I ask why we changed seats?"

" The other two customers are scary" she said driving off to the ware house just a few miles away. This time we got to a restaurant that was a little greasy.

" Could you direct me to Marvel?" She asked the guy behind the glass. " You're talking to him" The skinny black guy said. " Awesome we got your tickets" she said.

" Great except can you and your friend wait while I get the rest ?" He requested. " Sure" I beat Switch to it who glared at me. Man These cabin girls sure have an attitude problem I flashed a smile before the Marvel assured us he'll get the rest of the money.

" Thanks to you my cousin is dying to see Neyo it's going to blow her mind !"

" It's for your cousin ?" asked Switch before he gave a curt nod I took a seat at one of those tables at the wall waiting once again before Switch joined.

" A little tip when a customer says they don't have the money you don't tell them you can wait you leave politely on a slow day " she said finally taking the seat across.

" I'm ordering breadsticks" I stated  "Get me a slice of pizza with black olives no pepperoni " she ordered still seated.

" What's the rush ?" I asked handing her the pizza while I took the seat she motioned for me to come closer which I was reluctant to do.

" Yeah I'm kind of seeing someone" I joked to be glared at once again.
" You're not funny"

" I'd like to think so"

" Ugh" she growled shooting over herself though she kept a safe distance. " Those Neyo tickets are fake"

" W-" she slapped her hand over my mouth. " Shut up" she growled dragging me to the unison bathroom
" Look it's three days to New years eve and the tickets were sold out the moment they were out I had to double  a few boy is it going to be ugly and quite frankly speaking Marvel over there seems to want to dope us too alright don't look at me like that  it's just business so let's go" she drawled.

Then she  dragged me out the bathroom once Marvel was out of sight too we continued our way out of the restaurant into the car. " Step on it" she said her southern accent hinting again.

We found another girl that were interested in them after Switch catch phrase " Step on it " I sped off again getting to meet our last customer of the night.

The smudge met me straight in my eyes before my forehead bashed  against the window from the slide of my palm.

" Ah"

  " Puck close the door and step on it" she warned.

Don't have to tell me twice I did as commanded then reversed to make a circle out of here.

" Are they behind us ?" I asked her while my finger tapped the speedometer.

" N- Yes" she replied my forehead heated up the same time the back of my head did when it landed at the head rest several times.

" Go faster"

" Can it" I barked stepping on the accelerator before the van ran out of gas and we were   trapped  in the middle  of the night.

" Rick" she spat.

My back throbbed while the collar of my shirt dug into the back of my neck. The assailant was a mere frame in the dark despite it being invisible I spat at the face.

Well hoped it was the face.

Aggravated by the insult a fist connected with my jaw then eye that threw my face to the asphalt.

Dazed by the punches the kicks to the abdomen and face felt sudden though mild.

Sure I felt pain but the kicks to the nuts basically ended the game for me.

" Ow" I yelled.

Pain spread through my whole hamstring after the pain I felt the nausea then threw up  just lying in the dirt with vomit chugs besides me too weak to get up.

Switch had to stuff me into the van
" Do you have an ice pack?"

" No" she replied " The good news they didn't get the tickets or money" she said. " Yeah thank God for that" I replied sarcasm dripping heavily from my words.

I don't care I got kicked in the nuts.

By the time I got home I was barely alive Val found me in my room.

" Oh you weren't rob were you ?" She asked I shook my head tossing her the money before I shuffled for the sachet of pills.

" I got kicked in the nuts I need this" I told her popping the two and an extra into my mouth.