CHAPTER 31 MY OWN CRIMINAL RAT

 
Johnny woke up with a sharp pain in his side as he pushed his hand away from the offending pain he felt it was a foot.  He slowly looked up while he rubbed his eyes from the previous night of deathly adventure. Rooskie stood in front of him his eyes piercing as if this was Johnny’s last moment of life.  “You motherfucker!”Rooskie roared “how did you get mixed up with this man!! Do you get who you met?! Get up you bastard motherfucker piece of shit! We only have MINUTES!”  Johnny understood that his fate was likely better with Rooskie than the man. Rooskie had secrets he was close to privy to when with the man he knew with certainty cement shoes came with the risk of following his plan. He picked himself up and followed Rooskie as if he was his savior.

The creep out of the warehouse was the longest creep Johnny ever made in his life.  But he followed Rooskie through the warehouse with the real knowledge that his life depended on it. When they finally reached the dark wet crisp of the outside freedom night Johnny felt his shoulders relax and finally relief. He also briefly lamented his old life with his father. How easy his old life was and how he yearned to have it back.  He looked down at his worn shoes and felt anger swell inside him.

Rooskie ran forward and Johnny ran behind him blindly to the van as soon as he recognized it. As soon as Johnny got into the van Rooskie slammed the door closed the force echoed in the still night. As Rooskie started the engine the man’s thugs appeared as if from nowhere in the darkness. Surrounding the van of Rooskie Johnny crouched down as bullets rained around him peering now and then at Rooskie’s skill as a marksman as shot by shot Johnny heard his success as the van catapulted forward.

Soon only darkness surrounded him and Rooskie’s eyes stayed focused on the road alone. From the dark and back to the light of Los Angele’s streets the van sped on until finally it sped into the driveway of Tatiana’s lit house. As they sped down the driveway he caught a glimpse of Tatiana at the kitchen window and his heart skipped a beat. This was an unusual feeling for Johnny. He had never felt this before and he did not know what he should do with it or what it meant but he took pleasure in it and his fear and anger left for a moment.