Comments on 'Numbers'She would need more firepower, that much was sure. Somewhere in the chaos, some other part of her was working, calculating, running the numbers.
Eddie had given her a name when all of this started.
_"Two or three blocks from the complex,"_ he had said. _"Ask for Spider. He'll hook you up."_
She had a couple thousand dollars in the purse, but if this thing went bad - and she figured it would - that money wouldn't do her any good.
She was careful to get by the buildings without being seen. She knew Joel usually had a few of his cronies outside keeping an eye on things and getting spotted would stop this thing right quick.
She found the liquor store that Eddie had mentioned. A couple of guys were outside smoking, doing it expertly, as if it's all they did all day.They eyed her.
_"I need to talk to Spider,"_ she said quickly.
_"Say, baby, why don't you just talk to me?"_ the larger man grinned.
She was fast. She jerked the pistol and shoved it into his face.
_"I need Spider."_2008-05-28T15:01:39Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/30199Comment on Numbers<p>I agree with Browncoatben and YodaOnCrack. You did an excellent job with this.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/30199?basename=657292008-05-28T15:01:39ZHunting Beautyhttp://ficlets.com/authors/missourigirlComment on Numbers<p>This is a great piece…I really got into her sense of urgency.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/30199?basename=617992008-05-12T18:31:34ZBrowncoatbenhttp://ficlets.com/authors/browncoatbenComment on Numbers<p>“Ask for Spider” – Ha – loved that…</p>
<p>Quite an interesting take on the adventuresome / brooding Tara Fairbanks…</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/30199?basename=616702008-05-11T23:14:28ZYodaOnCrackhttp://ficlets.com/authors/yodaoncrack