10
“Sly, wash your hands! It’s almost time for dinner,” Nicole called toward the living room.
It was a quiet night at home, and Nicole was hoping it would stay that way. She hadn’t heard from Zeke or his partner since the visit from the man a few days earlier, but she was still on edge. She knew they weren’t likely to just let things go and not try to get the money from her.
The truth was, she didn’t have that kind of money. She made the agreement without it. She had more than half of it, but she used a lot of that for the transplant Sly did have. Zeke’s boss jacked up the price for the inconvenience of having to get it out of her.
She almost laughed at that. If she wasn’t willing to part with the original ten grand they agreed to, why did he think she was able to hand over double the
