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To Leave The Working Stiffs, Part 9
by Zahala San Simone
Friday, November 24, 2006
Rated "R" by the Author.

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This is part 9 in an 11 part series...

Sunday, 6 p.m.

As he was paying for his groceries
David�s cell phone rang.

It was his brother Richard,
The cop.

Everyone said Richard�s name
And �the cop� in the same sentence�

Because that�s what Richard was�
From the soles of his feet.
To the crown of his head,
He was all police officer.

Richard was never really
�Off duty�.
And, he only dated women that worked in
Law enforcement too�

Sometimes David wondered
If Richard slept in his uniform�

Hey, he answered.

Hey man, what�s up?

He considered mentioning Julia to Richard
For a second,
Then knowing that Richard was
�The cop�
He reconsidered.

Nothing.
Just came from a job interview.

Oh yeah?

David explained his new career plans.

Richard listened intently�
Just like a cop.

When David finished
Richard asked the question that David had hoped
Wouldn�t come�

So how did you get the interview
So fast?

David sighed,
And told him the Julia story.

And, as David knew he would,
Richard said,
�Be careful�there�s a lot of
Crazies out there, man.
You should let me run her for priors.�

But David was in no mood
To hear about that now.

Maybe later,
After I see how this gig works.

So you�re not going to show up
At your day job tomorrow?

Yeah, I�ll be there.
I work at the restaurant at night.
I�ll be doing double duty
Until I get into cooking school.

You�ll be rolling in the dough
For a while, brother, Richard said
With a laugh.
�Literally.�

David laughed as well,
But knew it was time to
Take his leave from Richard
Before he said too much.

Let me get some sleep.
I start tomorrow night.

No problem.
Let me know how it goes.

I will.
Bye.

When David got home,
There was already a voicemail from Julia,
Congratulating him.

She wanted him to call her back�
Maybe they could go to dinner
To celebrate.

He sighed�She knew already.
Probably had had her uncle call her
The minute he left the restaurant�

He deleted the message,
Put his groceries away,
And lay across his bed.

His mind was racing,
But he knew he�d need rest.
He�d be doing a lot at the restaurant,
From 6 p.m. until close�

Uncle Serg had opted to rotate him
So that David could see if the
Restaurant business was
�In his blood�

As David began to drift off,
When the phone rang�

Julia�

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Reviewed by Butch Howard	11/27/2006

This is good Wendi, Keep writing! ~Butch





Reviewed by Felix Perry	11/24/2006

Ahh the drama continues and the new cop character is clever, I like the sounds of where this is headed. Fee

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