Turning
the corner quickly he ran into a Bobbie just about knocking him over.
The
officer studied him carefully with narrowed eyes, “you’re really in a hurry
this early morning aren’t you?”
“Ah,
yes I am.”
“Are
you in a hurry to get home to the better half maybe?”
“I
just might be at that.”
“Well,
you don’t look like you’ve had too much to drink or I’d have to take you in
just maybe.”
“No
need for that officer. I’m quite sober.” He involuntarily looked down at his
front as he hoped there wasn’t any blood splatter showing on his coat. While he
had been careful to start on the opposite side of her neck to bleed her out
some could have gotten on his clothes.
“Can’t
be too careful in this neighborhood and you need to slow down a little.”
His
attention wavered a moment as he observed a woman who was lying on the sidewalk
appearing to be asleep. Next to her, a child had their head nestled on the
woman’s forearm. Both were wearing ragged clothes that had seen better days.
Obviously, they hadn’t been able to come up with the four pence for a room for
the night that was common in the area’s doss houses. He tapped the woman’s foot
with his Billie club, “hey, love are you okay there?”
“Yes,
I’ll slow it down from now on. I like to take walks early in the morning when
the streets are almost empty as it helps me to think.”
The
Bobbie only nodded as an unintelligible grunt escaped from the woman as she
turned in her sleep and opened her eyes. The child nestled on her arm moaned
softly.
Sighing,
the Bobbie looked at Jeremy, “well, be off now with you and watch where you’re
going.”
Realizing
he just got lucky he continued on his way down the street, “good day to you
man.” He resisted the urge of stopping at the next doorway and watching the
Bobbie as he made his rounds. Then he heard indistinct shouts from the street
he had just walked down. Checking over his shoulder surreptitiously he picked up
the pace now that he seemed to be out of sight. There was no telling when the
cop would put two and two together and would figure out where he had been.
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