![]() ![]() ![]() I roared from the curb, waved from the window, and hoped for more Als just like him” I snagged them, leaped in, and called out, “Thanks, Al!” “Head’s up, Al!” he said, flipping them through the air. I went low on the next shot, kneecapping him, and he squealed like a debutante.Īnd then I was gone, down the hallway, pushing through the revolving door briefcase-first and sprinting for the Lincoln, yelling, “Al! Throw me the keys!” ![]() He staggered backward groping at air, caught himself, and charged. I pushed one, and then another, and another-I realized Ski Mask Guy would be rounding the corner any second-and pushed another, and one more, and then I thought screw it and took a fire extinguisher from the wall, listened for galumphing footsteps, and stepped out swinging. ![]() The pattern was end-to-end diamond shapes with small raised C’s in the middle. I stepped around a corner and stared at a wall covered in flocked wallpaper. I flew down the hall and then remembered that I was in the Commodore, and that the name of the Outfit-run hotel probably began with the third letter in the alphabet for a reason. The last thing I saw was Ski Mask Guy’s neck twisting in my direction. Even without the Satan-head mask, I realized Hawaii was a hell of a long way from Mexico, and I didn’t freeze, didn’t pause, just made a U-turn and cut back through the crowd. “The fifth, in a rumpled plaid suit and plastic devil mask, plunked a ukulele. ![]()
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