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Mick
By Sleuth
Mick slipped past the bar at Millennium and went straight to the men's room. "Good," he thought, "empty."
He removed the cocaine from the packet and snorted a line. "Now maybe I can put up with that bitch Drew," he snarled. Reminds me of my mother, he laughed to himself. Then there is Jesse the idiot boy.. his mind wandered and then focused again. "Yeah, artist my ass, what the hell is that all about?" He couldn't help but laugh out loud at that one.
He walked out and went to the bar. Michelle sat at a table with Jesse and they were deep in conversation. "Beauty and the beast," Mick thought to himself and before he realized it he was laughing out loud again. Oh well, he thought, who would notice in this place anyway. All those idiots dancing like they didn't have a care in the world.
Then there is Danny, my brother the prince. Hah, mama always liked you best.. isn't that the joke. Mama always did too.. weird. I loved her then.. why didn't she ever care what I did or felt. Even that time I got arrested , she was just more annoyed that anything. Didn't even realize what that does to a twelve year old. What the hell did I know.
Drew came over and broke into his thoughts.
She babbled on about a customer or something. She was such a loud mouth, just like his mother, he thought. He was trying to keep his temper in check but he could feel his anger building. Why doesn't she go pester lover boy Jesse.. "God just leave me alone before I change your face," he thought.
Drew saw Mick smiling and thought he was making fun of her concern about the customer's complaints. "What are you smiling about Mick?"
"Private joke" he replied.
Michelle got up from the table and Mick followed her with his eyes. He took in every inch of her and she must have sensed it because she turned and looked at him. She had such disgust in her eyes and that made him even more enraged. "Go ahead little girl, you will change your tune later. Maybe I will give you a piece of candy little girl" he thought to himself and then laughed out loud again.
One of the men at the end of the bar watched the exchange and looked from him to Michelle and then shook his head. Mick knew who he was. Mama's watchdog. Oh yeah, let her send her watchdogs.. who cares. I have been getting away from them for years. Mick smiled to himself.
The man at the end of the bar took a cell phone from his pocket. He walked to the stairway and sat down on a couch. He dialed Carmen's number.
"Mrs.. Santos, this is Eddy. Mick looks like he is using again. I just saw him eyeing some girl and you know what that will mean."
He listened intently and then said "O.K. Mrs.. Santos. I will keep watching him, you know how slippery he can be..I know, I know.. yes, maam.. I hear you."
He hung up the phone and placed it in his pocket.
He walked back toward the bar and Mick was gone.
In the alley Michelle was heading for the dumpster and she turned and saw Mick standing there. He said " You sure have a pretty face, say hello to Jesse" then he laughed.
Michelle ran back into the club. She got a hold of Drew. " Drew we have got to talk, I think Jesse is in real danger" Michelle was shaking now. Drew said " We can talk about that later, I will meet you at the beach .. o.k.? I don't want Jesse to overhear us"
Michelle said "O.K"
Michelle left the club and headed for the beach. "Poor Jesse he had no idea what Drew was capable of doing." Michelle thought.
She arrived at the beach and sat down on a rock. She heard some noise and assumed that is was Drew. She turned and called Drew's name.
Mick walked toward her and grabbed her arm.
"O.K. so I am not Drew.. hope you won't be to disappointed Michelle" he laughed.
They struggled and Michelle managed to get away. She picked up a rock and hit him on the side of the head.
"You little bitch.. you don't know what you just did.. "
Just then Drew came running across the beach and picked up another rock and knocked Mick out.
Drew and Michelle ran from the beach.
Out of the shadows came the man from the bar.
"Mick.. Mick"
Mick stumbled to his feet. "Go after those sluts.. I'll kill both of them with my bare hands."
The man smiled and grabbed Mick by the throat. Mick struggled to breath. He took him to the water and held his head under until he stopped struggling.
He left him face down in the water. Mick was gone.
Eddy took the phone from his pocket and called Carmen.
"It's done Mrs. Santos."
