“Eh, you treated me pretty good when I was in that cage. Gave me a little vacation. A little time to think about my future. Plus, bottom line, you saved my life. Like you said, it woulda been smarter for you to let me burn, but you didn’t.”
I narrow my eyes at him. It dawns on me that this kid is brighter than he seems.
“You knew I’d come, didn’t you? When you started that fire, you knew I’d show up to try to get you out.”
His smile is faint. His eyes drift close.
“Don’t take this personally, but whoever your friend Malek is that you mentioned, he was right when he said women make a man soft. I’ve seen it too many times now, with homies even harder than you. A man starts getting really good p***y, like life-changing p***y, he can’t remember what he used to be so mad about all the time.
