DON’T STOP
“Well, well… look who finally showed up.”
I stepped deeper into the dim, smoky room, the heavy smell of cigarettes and cheap alcohol hitting me like a wall. The tattooed, scarred men watched me with greedy eyes, their bodies sprawled across old couches and rickety chairs. These weren’t just thugs — they were loan sharks, the kind who preyed on desperate people like me.
I pulled out the thick envelope from my bag — the money I’d made from the last few private sessions with Vee, especially last night’s big payment. My hands shook slightly as I counted it out and handed it over to the leader, the one with the thick scar across his cheek.