Twenty – Five“Did you go?” Nestor shouted. “Did you hook up with Chesa? Did you see her aunt?”
“Yes,” Ben said, holding his phone at a distance to save his hearing. “I did what you asked. I talked to everyone you asked me to talk to. It was a complete bust.”
“Didn't she help?”
“Yes. She helped me to see this is all nonsense. That old woman's crazy. The meeting was a scam to sell me worthless junk.”
“Forget what she tried to sell you. What did she tell you?”
“Stop screaming at me.” Ben sank onto his couch. “I was fed Philippine lore until I couldn't swallow another bite. It was entertaining, but there's less horseshit in a racing stable. To be honest, Paco, I feel like such a fool I don't want to talk about the details.”
“You knew it was going to be strange.”
“Strange I could have ha
