Suckers - J.A. Konrath
Suckers - J.A. Konrath
Suckers - J.A. Konrath
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—Harrison Harold McGlade, Chicago IL.<br />
- 11 -<br />
Andrew<br />
Harry McGlade has a nicer car and legions of deluded fans, but I have one thing that he<br />
doesn't: the final word.<br />
Since he was whacked out on morphine at the time, I'm going to excuse the fact that his final<br />
contribution to this tale of misery and woe was 97.3% inaccurate. But you already knew that.<br />
Let's back up to the fanged cops. I'm not in the habit of attacking officers of the law, even<br />
when they're clearly part of the nefarious scheme. However, Harry let out a cry of "Turnip<br />
power!" and threw a punch, leaving me no choice but to fight or get shot.<br />
I will say this for Harry, he did get in one doozy of a punch. I think it even broke the cop's<br />
jaw. The other cop, however, got in a good punch of his own, knocking McGlade against the<br />
wall. He slid to the floor.<br />
"I think I just wet somebody else's pants," he said.<br />
I took out the other cop. That part Harry got right. But my victory glow only lasted slightly<br />
longer than Harry McGlade's average sexual encounter, because I immediately spun around to<br />
find myself once again staring at Vlad and his goddamn shotgun. Tanya stood next to him.<br />
"If you say I'm going in The Pit again, I swear I'm gonna lose it," I said.<br />
Vlad shook his head. "No Pit for you this time."<br />
"Quick shotgun death?"<br />
Vlad nodded.<br />
"Shit."<br />
"I just grew a toe on my hand," said Harry, holding his hand in front of his face. "I'm not<br />
sure if it's a third or fourth toe. They both look a lot alike."<br />
Vlad stared at him.<br />
"It's winking at me with its toenail. Does anybody else think that's strange? 'Cause I don't.<br />
I'm naming him Toejam McSmelly. He's an Aries."<br />
"I'm not so sure he's The One anymore," said Tanya.<br />
"Wooooooooooooo," said Harry. "That's a funny word. Woooooooooooo. It sounds funny<br />
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