chapter 20

The air was warm and friendly, the sun was shining bright, the looming buildings and rotting cars stood covered in moss, everything was gone, everyone was gone. Sid was all that was left, there was utter silence. Finally he saw him, six foot nothing, his black hair hung lazily down straight as a razor, his face was gaunt and pale, Sid recognized him right away, it was his dear old dad. “Hello, son” the man said calmly “I see you’ve become quite the bastard haven’t you? The apple doesn’t fall far as they say” he chuckled, Sid had his hands into fists “Dad.” He said angrily “It’s been a long time”. “Sure has, now let’s get one thing straight boy, I know what you’re doing, I know what you’ve done, you’re no better than me, you condescending asshole.” the words shook sid to the core, “I’m looking forward to the day you try to kill me, boy, you pasty impudent fuck.” The man had remained calm as he said these words, sid lunged at him with his knife, but dad was fast, grabbing his knife and stabbing sid in the stomache, and he twisted the knife. He awoke in a panic, he realized he had been dreaming, fallen asleep on the couch no less, but he wasn’t in his dingy little apartment, he was at his mark’s apartment, she was asleep as was two men on the opposite side of the room, asleep sitting on another couch, he got up slowly. “Leave through the window, we need as little attention to this shitty little building as possible” taco said in her sleep. Sid followed her instructions and got onto the fire escape, it was noon and the sun beat down on him, he was late for work.