Tension (I) ✔️

XVI

5 years ago

I was walking into a dark alley in the bad parts of eastern New York City. I wrapped the brown leather trench coat tighter around my almost naked body. I held my purse closer to my body, nothing valuable was in it, just my gun and a few other things.

I walked up the steps and knocked on the old wooden door. I stepped back so he could have room to open the door, a few seconds passed and he opened the door. I smirked as I pushed him back into his house shutting the door behind me.

"Hey, charlotte. Are you here to see me again?" he asked with an amused tone. I sent a smile back,

"Of course honey. Now... I have a question for you..." I muttered slowly, pushing him down in a nearby kitchen chair, I straddled his waist, leaning in close.

"Alright what is it?" He asked in a husky tone. I tried my fingers down his arm and grabbed his wrist. I grabbed a pair of cuffs that were in my pocket and placed it on one of his wrists, I slowly grabbed his other wrist encasing his wrists in the other cuff. I used the other pair of cuffs to lock him to the chair,

"Do you know Ray Manchester?" I asked in a calm tone. He quickly realized that he was trapped,

"Yeah, I know who he is. I got a loan from him."

"Do you know why I'm here?" He nodded with a grin,

"Yeah you want to sleep with me again," he said with a smug grin,

"No. I met you in the bar a few nights ago so I could hunt you down. You didn't give Ray his money and now he wants your head."

"Wha- what? I paid him back! Plus the interest." He stammered. I could hear the panic in his voice. I got off his lap and pulled out my gun,

"Manchester is missing 200,000 dollars. Why is the missing money, Adam?" I asked pointing my gun an=t his head, Ray was very serious about his money and if he didn't get paid back he would kill.

"I-I- I don't know what you're talking about. I didn't take any money from him. I doubled and tripled checked the amount before I paid him back." I clocked my gun and pressed it to his temple,

"I'm tired of your fucking excuses. Either give him the money back in 36 hours or you will die right here." I said in a serious tone.

"3, 2...1." I counted down. He finally nodded.

"Alright! Put the gun down. I'll have his money in 3 days," I nodded in approval,

"Good. you have 36 hours. Do not contact the police and if you disappear off the face of the earth I will hunt you down and kill you." He nodded eagerly. I grinned and put my gun back in my purse,

"Okay tell him that I will have his money. Can you get me out of these cuffs?" I nodded and placed the key on the table next to him,

"No! I can get out of these!" he exclaimed.

"You'll find a way to get out of them," I muttered shrugging my shoulders as I exited his house, and I began walking back the way I came. I grabbed my phone and dialed Rays number,

"Hey Char, How's it going?"

"Hey, Ray it went fine. I told him what he needed and he's getting the money in 3 days." I explained as I made my way down the street.

"Good job baby girl. Where are you at? So I can pick you up."

I stopped at the crosswalk and glanced at the street sign,

"I'm right on the intersection of Florence and park street. I got something on for you."

"What color is it?"