A Token Of My Infection-15. Joey (1853 hits)
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Submitted by MickGinny (View user info) at 2004-07-17 22:18:43 EDT
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http://www.ubersite.com/m/37520
A Token Of My Infection 15
Joey
Joey shows up at my house after calling that morning asking if I would help him with something.
I tell him sure, come on over.
He rolls into my driveway with a big white appliance of some kind sticking out of his trunk. And his car totally fucking smashed in on both sides, front and back. It looked as if he had been in a demolition derby.
"Holy hell Joey what happened?"
He is white as a ghost. And has a panicked look on his face and an even more panicked inflection to his voice.
"Uncle B, open your other garage door I need to pull this in there!"
"Alright Joey keep your britches on! I have to pull the tractor out first"
He almost clipped me pulling in as I was backing out. He jumped from the car and hit the close button. I noticed when he whipped by me that what I thought was an appliance, looked very odd. I walked into the garage and he immediately started babbling.
"Shut the fuck up Joey! Just shut up for a minute"
I went to the back of the car and the item was definitely not a washing machine. It was a safe.
It was painted after it was put in the trunk. There was white paint around the perimeter of the safe as it laid in the trunk, and the area not seen from the outside was not even painted.
"Talk Joey. and don't lie to me. Choose your words carefully, im warning you if you lie to me im not going to help you I will turn you out if you lie to me"
This is what he told me:
He and three other knuckleheads boosted the safe from a salvage yard office in Allentown 2 weeks earlier. They had been trying to open it ever since. He said that he tried peeling it like his old man used to but he made no progress. So they tried pushing it off an abandoned railroad trestle over and over for several nights and again, that didn't work. Then they rented cutting torches and were able to get a decent sized hole in it. Enough of a hole that they could get their hands on the cash inside but too small to remove their hand with the cash out of the hole.
So their collaborative bright idea was to have a little kid fish the cash out>>>my kid.
"Why Ian? Michael(one of the knuckleheads) has a son, what the fuck Joey?"
"Uncle B, we talked about a lot of kids doing it but we couldn't trust any of them to keep their mouths shut. I knew if you told Ian to keep quiet he would"
"You are a fucking idiot Joey! Now what the hell happened to your car?"
'A cop bumped his siren and flashed his lights but there was no way I was going to pull over so I floored it. I guess the weight of the safe made the back end unstable and it started fishtailing and smashing cars on both sides of the street. I made a turn into a bug that was crossing the intersection he spun out and the cop smashed into him."
"Goddamnitt! You were probably followed!"
I went to the window and peered through separated blinds. There was nothing out there.
"Uncle B, I slowed down and kept heading up here and never saw another cop. I am positive I wasn't followed"
As he spoke to me I noticed something about him. .his distressed look was not just due to his current stressful situation, he was dopesick..
"How positive are you Joey? Are you as positive as I am that you are a fucking junkie?"
He didn't say anything. He started crying. Then he started bawling like a little boy.
He was only a lad, 20 years old. He was always trying to be a hard ass, but he wasn't a hard ass he was just like most 20 year olds; confused about the world, his place in it and overwhelmed by letting the boy go and becoming a man.
I couldn't help but to try and comfort him even though I was pissed off at hin for laying this jackpot on my doorstep. I walked over to him and gave him a hug. As soon as I touched him he grabbed me and nearly squeezed the air out of me bawling into my chest like a little boy.
At one point I glanced over his shoulder and saw my wife watching us through the mudroom door window. She had a look to her like: what in the hell is going on now!
Her eyes were darting back and forth between the wrecked car with the safe in the trunk and Joey who she had only met briefly who was now snubbing and sniffling into my chest.
"GET IN THE FUCKING HOUSE!"
As soon as I screamed at her I wish I could have taken it back.
I really drug that woman through a whole lot of shit. And treated her shabbily at times. She never knew what to expect from day to day. I still am amazed that she stuck it out with me.
My yelling snapped Joey to attention.
I wasn't sure what to do. I had a million things racing through my mind the foremost being that this situation would not only put me in the middle of a grand theft charge but also my wife because as far as the law sees things it is her house too and she would go down with me and Joey.
"Lets get that fucker out of the trunk"
When we had it on the floor I got my flashlight and looked inside through the jagged crudely cut hole.
I couldn't believe my eyes.
I looked up at Joey and had a smile on my face from ear to ear. He just looked at me puzzled. He had no idea what he had stolen.
TBC
MickGinny
User Reviews
Submitted by munkeypants (user info) at 2004-11-11 16:09:33 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by tlozoot (user info) at 2004-08-09 12:37:12 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Hmm... I live in Allentown. I know a cop in narcotics, too.
Submitted by Ainkara (user info) at 2004-07-20 11:26:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I want more....
Submitted by hcp28 (user info) at 2004-07-20 11:09:30 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
This was awesome... damn I hate cliffhangers. Did he steal confiscated drugs?
Submitted by Yes (user info) at 2004-07-19 15:10:57 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
awesome as ever...
Submitted by MickGinny (user info) at 2004-07-19 09:46:10 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by Scientifik (user info) at 2004-07-18 23:23:33 (#)
Ranking: 2
A cliffhanger every damn time! how much more is there Mick?
Well, I was a fuck up for a good portion of my life.....
Submitted by drky (user info) at 2004-07-19 05:35:44 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Keep it up dude. This series of posts beats the ass off 95% of everything else on here...
Submitted by Scientifik (user info) at 2004-07-18 23:23:33 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
A cliffhanger every damn time! how much more is there Mick?
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2004-07-18 16:53:45 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by sublime (user info) at 2004-07-18 16:21:31 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by MickGinny (user info) at 2004-07-17 23:53:16 (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by Sideburns (user info) at 2004-07-17 23:36:06 (#)
Ranking: 2
After reading my last review, maybe I did judge you based on your appearance.
Fucking contradicting hippy with sideburns.
Well it is a natural. I get it all the time. I am a contractor and when I go on a sales call I wear long sleeves and a ball cap. because people judge me on my appearance. But when I come to perform the contract, im wearing a t shirt and no hat. Recently a lady asked me if I got my bike out this weekend. I told her my chain was broken.
People assume I must be a biker. It's funny. I ride a beach cruiser
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I can see you in a Kia
Submitted by jimbobjoe (user info) at 2004-07-18 15:47:07 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Nice work Mick. Keep it up.
Although the cliff hangers you're leaving here make it seem like a bad soap series...
Submitted by creep_firebombing (user info) at 2004-07-18 08:32:44 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Method (user info) at 2004-07-18 05:16:24 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Davros (user info) at 2004-07-18 05:10:57 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Yet again you keep me hanging.
And I love it.
-Davros
Submitted by dategrape (user info) at 2004-07-18 05:00:46 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by KoolMang (user info) at 2004-07-18 01:16:35 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
I can't wait for the book to be published.
Submitted by melkorthedelerious (user info) at 2004-07-18 01:11:41 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
average unweighted score for series.
1.788666667
average score for series weighted by number of responses
1.772579281
averate score for series weighted by number of hits
1.798889258
total number of responses for series
473
total number of hits for series
15044
And this is just so far.
Submitted by melkorthedelerious (user info) at 2004-07-18 00:57:46 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
And here is the least I can do to give this the heat it deserves.
Submitted by melkorthedelerious (user info) at 2004-07-18 00:56:20 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
MickG, once again, absolutely fucking amazing. awhile back, I had thought that the series was going to die. it just seemed like a good ending place and I was satiated. Then more started coming out and I am hooked. Please continue soon. Not to rush the master, but god damn it I want more.
Submitted by Random Schmoe at 2004-07-18 00:54:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
"People assume I must be a biker. It's funny. I ride a beach cruiser."
You ride L.A. cops?
Just a joke Mick. Please don't let your temper lash and read it as otherwise. Ehh fuck it. I was hoping it'd be a good joke, but it's not. I'm going to hit the 'Rank' button anyway.
Submitted by Awko (user info) at 2004-07-18 00:32:28 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Plus fucking two.
Submitted by chipolatte (user info) at 2004-07-18 00:03:13 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I think judging people on their appearence is a natural human thing. When you have nothing else to base a person by (i.e. never talking to them or interacting in any way) all that is left is what they look like. Whether that is "right" or "wrong" is up to you, but is probably irrelevent anyway. The point is, like Micky says, it's what gives him his edge. I believe that.
Submitted by smokymtcsw (user info) at 2004-07-18 00:03:06 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I think the only addiction I have is to this series....write the next one soon, I am getting the shakes
Submitted by MickGinny (user info) at 2004-07-17 23:53:16 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by Sideburns (user info) at 2004-07-17 23:36:06 (#)
Ranking: 2
After reading my last review, maybe I did judge you based on your appearance.
Fucking contradicting hippy with sideburns.
Well it is a natural. I get it all the time. I am a contractor and when I go on a sales call I wear long sleeves and a ball cap. because people judge me on my appearance. But when I come to perform the contract, im wearing a t shirt and no hat. Recently a lady asked me if I got my bike out this weekend. I told her my chain was broken.
People assume I must be a biker. It's funny. I ride a beach cruiser.
Submitted by downerSTAIN (user info) at 2004-07-17 23:51:09 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Is there a way to get these intravenously?
Submitted by Sideburns (user info) at 2004-07-17 23:36:06 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
After reading my last review, maybe I did judge you based on your appearance.
Fucking contradicting hippy with sideburns.
Submitted by Sideburns (user info) at 2004-07-17 23:33:33 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I'm not judging you based on your appearance, Mick. It's just that, based on your appearance, if you happened to be a writer, I wouldn't have guessed in a thousand years that this would be your genre.
You've got talent.
Submitted by MickGinny (user info) at 2004-07-17 23:31:06 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by Sideburns (user info) at 2004-07-17 22:46:12 (#)
Ranking: 2
I also find it amusing how a badass bald man with tattoos can write this coherently and entertaining.
I am not offended by those who under estimate me due to my appearance or my actions in fact, I count on it. It is what gives me my edge. -MickGinny.
Submitted by chipolatte (user info) at 2004-07-17 23:21:04 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I need mucho mas, I need to know what was stolen. Thanks though Mick, this inspires me to continue with my own series. You're like a bald, tatooed muse.
Submitted by PolPot (user info) at 2004-07-17 23:15:36 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Pol Pot was the only Asian I don't dispise
Submitted by SundanceKid (user info) at 2004-07-17 23:10:13 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
KOAA!!!
Submitted by sublime (user info) at 2004-07-17 23:06:30 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
best. series. ever.
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-07-17 23:00:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I'm wondering if I can be the first MickGinny junkie? I'm glad he finally posts a new one the SAME day my comp gets fixed.
More!
+2
Submitted by Beer_bong (user info) at 2004-07-17 22:58:55 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Dude, more of this is needed quickly. This whole series in fuckin fascinating.
Submitted by Sideburns (user info) at 2004-07-17 22:46:12 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I also find it amusing how a badass bald man with tattoos can write this coherently and entertaining.
Submitted by Sideburns (user info) at 2004-07-17 22:44:24 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Good stuff.
Submitted by MickGinny (user info) at 2004-07-17 22:41:01 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by PolPot (user info) at 2004-07-17 22:38:57 (#)
Ranking: -1
This is not the time or the place to arrange a homosexual rendezvous for you and MickGinny, you fucking faggot antluv
do you even know who pol pot was you fucking needle dick?
Submitted by PolPot (user info) at 2004-07-17 22:38:57 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
This is not the time or the place to arrange a homosexual rendezvous for you and MickGinny, you fucking faggot antluv
Submitted by antluvdog (user info) at 2004-07-17 22:29:41 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
More. Tonight.
Submitted by PolPot (user info) at 2004-07-17 22:28:06 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
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