by Leo Eskandari » Fri Sep 04, 2020 12:53 am
"Aunt Fi, is there anywhere you can go to steer clear of him for a while?" Leo asked.
"You think he might hurt me?" she asked dubiously.
Leo gave her a disbelieving look, "You threatened to go to the cops about him. If he really has the connections to have me and my friend targeted by a gang, then you bet I do."
"I can stay with a friend from work. He doesn't know her," she answered sadly.
"Out of town would be better, but that should work," Leo said with a nod.
"You stay safe too, kiddo," she said with a regretful smile. "A shame we can't finish searching the unit first. But it's not going anywhere."
"Yeah. We should get out of here before more surprises show up," Leo answered.
The two said their temporary goodbyes but as she turned to leave, he asked, "Wait, what is he into anyway? Criminally, I mean?"
"All I know is he's involved with a would be neighborhood watch, or rather a small-time hate group posing as one. They occasionally shake people down for protection," she explained.
"Any chance those guys were members?"
"I don't think so, but there's a lot I don't know."
"Thanks. And now we really should get outta here," he said.
When Leo and Ainsley were back in the van, he said, "Well that was something alright."