The Newell Murder serialization 3
Lauren wondered who the visiting
chick could be. Al’s fiancée? (Did he have one?) His sister? (Definitely not)
Someone important to him? (Definitely)
A smile lit up Al’s face. “She
is, mate. She is.”
“So where’s she coming from?”
“New Jersey.”
Lauren whistled. “That’s a long
ways.”
“Sure. Sure. So what do you say?”
They caught a red light and he
rested the engine. “I don’t mind to lend you my car, Al, but you got yours
obviously.”
“I know, but I actually need
yours ’cause I really got to impress her and my own car ain’t half as quaint as
this one.”
The green came on and Lauren put
the car back in motion. “OK. It’s yours. What about yours? Will it be alright
by then?”
“Yes,” Al replied prickly. “Or
did you think I would want to borrow yours if I couldn’t give you mine?”
Lauren didn’t respond. He wheeled
the car into Sunset Boulevard, drove it up to the gallery and halted it at the
curb with the engine still running. “Here we are. Service with a smile.”
Al got down and, leaning back in
through the open window, said, “Thanks for the ride, bud. Really ’ppreciate
it.”
Lauren’s foot was still on the
brake. “No problem, pal. See ya.”
Though Al could see Lauren was
itching to move the car, he didn’t go away. “Say, Dave, you never been to this
Bolognese Gallery, right?”
“I haven’t had the time,” Lauren
admitted. “What about it?”
“Well, why not pop in now to have
just a look around. You’ll see some damn good paintings and other art stuff and
you’ll certainly see something you want to buy, though you might not be able
to, cos they cost quite a lot of bread.”
Lauren contemplated for a moment,
then decided to go, just to humour Al. He killed the purring engine, rolled up
the open windows and removed the key from the ignition.
“OK, I’ll have a quick look-see.”
Note: This is the third page of the Oseyiza Oogbodo book, The Newell Murder, which is available
as an eBook on Amazon.
His other available eBooks are Short
Story Galore, The Good Life, Dedication To The Ugly, I Wasn’t Paid For My Bill
Clinton Performance, I’m Not A Husband Snatcher, Most Musicians Are Like
Beggars, The Billionaire Entertainers, Nigeria Is Better Than America, Michael
Jackson Didn’t Inspire Me, Ear Rings Are Meant For Slaves, Demons Tremble At My
Sight, The Man Who’s Seen His Own Funeral, If My Daughter Becomes A Prostitute,
Reading Is Dying Because Of Mothers, Jesus Will Return Through Nigeria, DJs
Don’t Support Good Music, It’s Nonsense To Beg, Pay For Awards, two
stand-alone short stories, The Gamble and The Parcel, and a stand-alone article,
Women Don’t ENJOY Sex.
All of them are available digitally on Amazon.
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