Twisted City part 3
(Death can come from a Angel/Demon with a smile and a goodbye)
Beatrice is laying in his arms.
Coyote watches her sleep.
He doesn't sleep too much lately.
A vision appears in his dreams of a brown hair woman.
She is looking for him.
She would become his student and his killer.
He tried to sleep as the morning light appears in the window.
He wake up and he smell bacon and eggs cooking.
He goes to Beatrice and wrapped his arms around her.
She asked how long are you staying?
He whisper three days.
She smiles and don't complain.
She like her private time.
And now had a stable of writers and poets who keeps her busy.
She asked "When was going on book tour?
Are you going to do some poetry readings? "
"Your readers going to think you are dead
if you don't make a appearance soon. "
He told her. " I will go on book tour in the fall. "
She smile and never question where he was or going.
She told him. "You must be in Seattle in 10 day for your new book opening. "
Coyote smiles and kisses her.
The three days go quickly.
He kisses her and go to his old Dakota truck.
Beatrice insure the truck is always ready with basic maintenance.
Coyote turn the key and the truck sound quiet and ready to go.
He looked up and Beatrice is waving goodbye.
He tosses her a kiss and gets on the road.
He arrived in Portland and parked the truck in a parking structure.
He didn't know why he had to be here today.
He had a gut feeling he had a purpose to be in Portland today.
He walks to a coffee shop and a young girl asked.
Honey can I help you?
He ordered a coffee and the breakfast special.
A young couple sit close by.
Coyote see bruises on her face.
She was barely nineteen years old.
She look beat down and tire.
She was holding a child close to her.
The man with her was speaking loud and telling her.
He would kill her and the baby if she left him.
He reaches over and slapped her.
She hide her face.
Coyote falls into a memory of a good friend.
She was beautiful.
She loved him and was a good friends for many years.
She met a man who abused her.
She told him don't do anything to him.
He will get better.
He got a call. He went and saw her for the last time.
She was so cold in the basement of the Hospital
He had to arrange her funeral. .
He paid for her funeral and the man paid for his sins.
He had a bad death.
He awoke.
Coyote hear the girl crying.
She ask him. "Please let me go.
Please let me leave? "
He tells her. " I will kill you first.
He slapped her a second time."
Coyote reached over and touch his shoulder.
He whisper. " I will brake your arm if you hit her again."
The man stands up and told the woman go home now.
He tosses 5 dollars on the table and followed the woman.
Coyote get up and tosses 20 dollars on the table and follow the couple.
They go into a old apartment building.
Coyote see a sub shop across the street.
He goes to it.
A young red head say. "Hi Honey.
What can I get you?"
He ordered a sub and a coffee.
He would wait for the woman to appear.
It wasn't long.
She goes to the sub shop and order food then to the liquor store.
She returns and the waitress go to her.
She fall into her arms.
The waitress told her to call the police.
She told her they won't do a damn thing.
He will kill me one day.
She goes back to her apartment.
The waitress come to Coyote.
Refilled his coffee.
He ask her. "Was everything Ok? "
She sit down with him and told him. " Jennifer was the sweetest
and happiest girl in the neighborhood."
" He will kill her one day and no-one will give a s**t."
He asked "Why won't she call the police? "
She tells him they came 3 or 4 times already and did nothing.
The waitress come close and speak quietly.
I would kill that b*****d myself if I could.
Coyote ask. "Why can't she leave? "
The young waitress said my name was Laura.
She told him the girl father is a preacher in Ohio.
She don't want to bring this problem to him.
He asked. "What is his name?
She smiled and told him. "His name is like the president Samuel Adams."
Coyote waits until she appears again.
She goes to Laura and asked to borrow twenty dollars to buy whiskey.
So when Paul woke up he would be happy.
Coyote goes to her and he ask. " How have you been Jennifer?
I'm a friend of your father.
Are you Ok? "
Jennifer mind been so screw up she didn't know this man.
She told him. " I don't remember you? "
Coyote smile and told her. "It been a long time and can I help you?
Have you talk to your father in Ohio?"
Jennifer laughs and told him. "If you can buy me and my baby a plane ticket.
Give me a lot of money.
You can? "
Coyote smiles and told her that isn't a problem.
They go into the apartment.
Paul is passed out.
He told her get the diaper bag and he would buy what she needs.
They go to the sub shop and call a taxi.
Laura came to them and kiss Jennifer goodbye and thanking Coyote.
He puts four $50 bills in her hands.
At the airport Jennifer called her father.
He asked to speak to Coyote.
The father said. " I don't know you."
"But I owe you my life for bringing my baby girl my granddaughter back home."
Jennifer looked Coyote in the eyes.
"I know you are a stranger and I'm thankful. Why are you helping me?"
Coyote look away and whisper.. "Some debts are done for many reasons. I have my reasons. Today I want to save you."
She kissed his forehead.
He puts a envelope in her hand.
"This will help you begin anew.
Please don't let anyone hurt you again."
In her seat she open the envelope and finds fifty $100.00 dollars bills with a note.
You are safe now.
In the Taxi the song sing in his head.
So much to do, no time to do it.
So much to do. No time to do it.
He arrived and gets drops off a few blocks away from the apartment.
He walked into the apartment.
At the door he is standing.
Paul is yelling. " Where you been b***h?"
I will kill you next time you take off without my permission.
Where is my whiskey?
Coyote goes and shoot the needle into side of his neck.
Paul can't move.
He yelled what did you do?
Coyote sing lowly.
So much to do. No time to do it.
So much to do. No time to do it.
Paul face changed when he faces Coyote.
Coyote goes to the door and locked all the deadbolts.
He dragged Paul to the center of the floor.
Paul begin to beg for forgiveness.
Coyote put his face close and whisper.
He ask him. "Do you want to dance with the devil?
You like pain?
You will find hell on earth before I'm finished."
He goes to the kitchen and find a 2 pound head hammer.
He told Paul.
"It is skill to keep a man alive when you slowly break every bone in his body."
Coyote began with the feet and the fingers.
After three hours Paul is falling in and out of a coma.
He goes to his head and twist till he can hear the neck breaking.
The police called Tiffany early in the morning.
When she arrived a group of reporters were hanging around.
She knew it must be a mess for interest in a drunk.
She walked in and see Paul laying in pieces.
She turned away.
A young police officer report he was torture for hours.
Who would do this?
She said." I don't know if I would want to meet the man who could do this?"
She asked the officer anyone see anything?
He direct her to Laura across the street.
Laura told her about a old man who was here drinking coffee this morning.
Tiffany asked how old was the man?
Laura smile and tells her.
" I think about eighty and couldn't walk too good."
Tiffany asked where is the girlfriend.?
Laura smile and look into the eyes of Tiffany.
She is in a better place.
Tiffany smile for she heard the serial killer was big and black.
He was young and strong.
Now old and can't walk.
She advice Laura you can go to jail for not telling the truth.
Laura ask. "Did Paul suffer? "
Tiffany asked. "Would you feel better if he did?"
Laura said. "I wish only that I did it along time ago."
Coyote dream were getting worst.
He felt the woman close to him.
His dreams now are filled with old Naguals around him telling him to stop.
He knew he lost control and now he needed to kill.
He pray to the gods of life and death allow me to go home to Mt. Olympic to heal.
Coyote
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