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He closed the door to prevent any unwanted distractions, then walked to his
desk where he lighted a cigarette for himself, without caring to offer one for
me.. He made his offer that was direct to the point.. My debts became
intolerable, and no use of depending on my luck to pay them.. The casino's
management wasn't exactly happy with my way of dealing with the debts that
just kept piling up, rather than trying to really pay them.. That was why they
were going to give me a simple mission.. If I was to complete it successfully, my
debts will be something from the past, and then we can have a new start if I'm
willing to still have that damn hobby of mine.. "Khalid" went towards the iron
cage beside the window, and gave the green creature inside some food..
- You should know that it's not personal, but we can't leave deferred payments..
Not exactly the best reputation we would like for the place.. Don't you think
so..?
I remember my head rolling, while I did my best to keep my eyes on the fat old
man.. I remembered that all I managed to get out of my mouth then was:
- What kind of mission..?
- MISSION.. MISSION..!!
The parrot shouted my last two words while jumping inside his cage.. The old
man smiled answering my question:
- Too simple.. Just helping us with collecting cash from another debtor.. The
only thing is that the way of collecting is a little different than usual.. You'll go
with a bunch of trustful men to collect the money yourselves from his safe..
- HIS SAFE.. HIS SAFE..!!
The parrot was still acting like an echo machine, while dizziness started losing
its control on my head from the surprise.. I shrieked: