“Umm, so I have only five dollars on me—”
He turns to me, his happy-go-lucky grin dropping like a hot potato. “You fuckin’ kidding me, girl?”
“It’s been a rough day,” I say, by way of explanation. If only you knew the half of it, I want to add. “But I’ll get you the money. My cousin lives in this building.”
The driver peers through his window, examining the building as though it’s my last credible witness. “Seems like a nice building. Even got a doorman.”
“See?” I say. “I swear, I’ll be back with your money.”
He narrows his murky blue eyes at me before pulling out his phone and handing it to me. “Call your cousin and tell her to come out here with the money. I let you go up in there, I ain’t never gonna see you again.”
Relieved that I remember Tamara’s number, I take his phone and di
