Chapter 174

The chirping coming from the crickets got cut off abruptly before starting again. It was midnight. Time was running out. I had been told to get either the package or the money unfailingly. This was the opportunity I had been looking for.

In a game of confidence, the moment just before you play your cards is the most nerve-racking. It is the point of no return. Once you make that right move, you settle down, your mind and body relaxing automatically.

I crushed the butt of my cigar on the concrete as I stood and stretched my back and neck. I could hear the siren going off in the distance, I wondered what crime had been committed this time. It was becoming a daily occurrence, people were scared to leave their houses when dusk fell but not me. I glanced at my watch, it was almost time. I dusted my denim jeans as I hurriedly crossed the street and hid in the dark.

Tony Montana would be home soon. For months, he had carefully evaded me and the traps I had set up for him. He had pleaded for