The water was piss warm, but tasted like a glass of heaven pushing the sand off my tongue.
“Slow down” Charlie said, “You’ll choke”
He wasn’t wrong. I started to cough as my chest ached as the water went down.
“Doogy,” Turk said to his accomplice, “check the front do’; see if da’ man’s comin’”
“Alright,” Doogy said, leaving.
Huddled prone on the floor, I took a deep breath and gathered as much strength as I could. I looked up at Charlie and he looked back at me knowingly; his jaw tightened.
“What are you going to do when Marcus gets here Turk? Huh?” I started. “His laundry? Huh?”
“Shut up, bitch, befo’ i have to pump you full, again!” he warned.
I laughed at him, “Remember what I said, Turk,” i changed topic, “Have you ever watched a body burn, Turk? Like really burn. Barbecued to the bone,”
“What’chu yappin’ about, girl? Yo’ man, shut yo’ woman up?”
Charlie steeled himself, “Answer the question. Have you ever seen a human being burn?” his eyes were sleepy mean.
And then the glint in his eyes shun.
“We have!”