at last the police finished with me and took the body away i took around. what had my cousin hidden in his apartment? my mind jumped to paige carrington. love letters? how well had she known boom boom really? i needed to talk to her again.
i drove to the windy city baller, stopping on the way for a sandwich and a coke. the baller was an old building, but inside it had been modernized. some dancers were practising on the stage, but paige wasn't there. i went backstage, and no one stopped me. i waited, and a few minutes later, paige came down the hall from the shower, a white towel wrapped round her head.
vic!what are you doing here?
hi, paige. i came to talk to you. when you're dressed i'll take you out for a coffee
her gold-coloured eyes widened. i'm not sure i have time.
she shrugged. i'll only be a few minutes.
the few minutes stretched into forty. at last she appeared in a gold silk shirt and a white skirt. she wore a gold and diamond necklace and her make-up was perfect.
sorry to keep you waiting, she said.
we went out into the coold spring air and ordered coffee at a little coffee shop around the corner.
what were you looking for in my cousin's apartment?
my letters, vic. i told you that.
how did you meet boom boom?
at a christmas party. someone interested in buying shares