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a good omen. Cesar greets us with his
usual not-quite-smile.
That doesn’t change as I tell him we
want to up our regular.
Holding this much meth halfway
scares the crap out of me.
I offer Cesar three bills,
which leaves us with sixteen whole
dollars until we manage.
to off a great deal of glass. “I know
we’re really short, but
we had to change apartments. Can
you front us the rest?
We’ll get you the money by next
week. We’ve got buys
lined up.” Major lie.
Better to call it a bluff. Makes it
sound more like a game.
Cesar shrugs. You been a pretty
good customer. No reason
to think you won’t make good. But
fuck wit’ me, you ain’
gonna like what happens. You know?
Oh yeah, we know.
The Plan Has Flaws
Like, the rent is due and we’re
out of cash. I give the manager
a sob story about the baby getting
sick. Since the baby isn’t here,
she buys it, gives us a few days
