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“I want to come inside with you.”Shesays as her eyes snap back to me.
“No, you are staying here with Dash.” I can see that she’s about to argue but it won’t avail her of anything because I will not take her, if for some reason her sister is in that apartment, I don’t want her to see in what state she will be in. Women like Trina are used torespondingto men with a forceful personality, I don’t want Onix with me if I must mount fear in her so that she can confide in me. “Don’t argue, because you will not be coming in with me. She will not talk if you are there,” she glares at me but then nods.
Looking over at Dash I get his nod, then I am turning and making my way to the entrance Hunter falls into step with me. “The smell here is overpowering.” Hunter mutters as we push open the door to the building finding trash all over the floor. Climbing the stairs, we make our way to the apartment which isTrina’s. Approaching the door, I can hear noise coming from inside which tells me that someone is there.
Hunter knocks and then stands to the side; we hear what sounds like stumbling and then a woman swearing before the door is thrown open. “Trina?” I ask.
“Who’s asking?”Astrung-out blond is leaning against the door jamb; her hair is pulled back in a ponytail which shows off her gaunt bony cheeks. I see her blood shot eyes traveling from my face to my kutte and then she tenses as her eyes shoot back up to mine.
“I think you have the wrong place,” she mutters and is about to slam the door, but my hand is flat on the door and I thrust it back which has her stumbling back. “Hey, what do you think youaredoing? Get out of here or I’ll call the cops!”Shesays angrily.
“Really,you’regoing to call the cops with those drugs on your table.” Hunter mutters as he closes the door behind him. I saw the three small packets of I’m guessing heroine on her table which I’m predicting are her private stash.
“Look, I don’t want any problems.”Shemutters.
“Good, then you won’t mind answering some questions.” I say as I walk closer to her.
“I’m not answering any of your questions, I don’t have anything to say.” She places her hands on her hips glaring at me. Walking up to her I see her flinch when I grab her thin upper arm, she won’t need much convincing before she’s talking.
“I’m looking for someone, and I heard that you might know where she is.”Shefrowns and then she’s ripping her arm out of my grip which will more than likely leave a bruise on her arm.
“I’m not anyone’s keeper.”Shemutters as she goes to sit on a threadbare couch. Pulling out the photo of Linda that I have in the inside pocket of my kutte I turn it to show it to her.
“Do you know this woman?” I see the recognition in her eyes before she glances down.
“Nope, never saw her.” Walking towards the couch I place my knee on the couch leaning forward.I grab her jaw lifting her face so she can look at the photo again.
“Strange because I heard that the two of you are tight,”Shetries to move her head, but I tighten my hold on her jaw. “Where is she Trina?”
“I don’t know,” she mutters, “she disappeared, most probably went back home.”
“What do you mean she disappeared?”Sheglares at me.
“You know, one minute she’s there then she’s not, disappeared.”
“When was this?”Sheshrugs.
“Her and Jericho had a fight, I know she was meeting up with someone else from the club, but I don’t know who it was,” her hand comes up and she scratches her arm, “this was over a week ago.”
“Do you know where she could have gone?” Hunter asks from where he is standing near the door.
“Back home, she was always talking about her mom and sister.” She says as she looks at Hunter.
“Was there anyone else besides you that she was friends with?”
“Naa, we weren’t friends we just helped each other out sometimes, and I don’t think she knew anyone else besides Jericho and the guys at the club. She did like to go to the peak sometimes,shesaid it gave her peace.” Letting go of her jaw I step back.
“What peak is that?”
“That old church just out oftown, one of the guys took her there once. She said that at night you can see the wholetown.” I know exactly where she’s talking about and that is in Hades territory, I don’t want to go sniffing around there with them knowing. Pulling out a couple of bills I hold them out to her.
“If you ever want to get clean come find us.” I state before turning and making my way to the door. Hunter is already standing outside.
“Why?” glancing back I frown, “Why would you help me?”
“Because this isn’t a life, everyone deserves someone to help them sometime.” And then I am walking out and closing the door behind me.
“We can’t go to the peak on the bikes,it’s too close to the Hades club,” Hunter says as we makeourway downstairs and outside.
