Two weeks prior—
Two weeks priorTwo weeks prior——“You look tired; getting enough sleep, chico? Or are you sleeping with a gun under your pillow these days, boy?” Felipe’s ugliness stared back at me from the opposite end of the table.
Compliments would not earn him another thirty grand.
“I quit sleeping in beds a long time ago, and it’s Jack, how many times do I have to tell you that?” I reminded him. “And by the way, please keep your voice down. I haven’t made many friends, if you know what I mean.” That was an understatement. I was popular, but for all the wrong reasons.
I lowered the cowboy hat. There is no denying the facts; I wasn’t popular with the locals. Talk about long nights at the cantinas and socializing with shady characters.
Felipe burst out laughing. “No crap, kid. You’
