You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide Chapter 14

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Crystal and Brittney were giving Valentina a ride back to her place. They had gone back to the hospital and waited till she could be discharged. The bullet hadn’t hit any bones or anything and gone straight through her thigh. Once Valentina was ready to go. Crystal and Brittney had approached her and introduce themselves as bounty hunters with K&P Bounty Services.

At first Valentina was a little skeptical, till Crystal showed her credentials. She was informed that Brittney was a Bounty Hunter in training. They were interested in what happened.

Valentina directs them to her place. While Crystal drove them. Valentina explained everything to them about why she did what she had did.
Once they arrive at the warehouse. Valentina shows them the information she had collected on the different drug dealers.

She shows them the one responsible for selling her sister some bad cocaine and getting her hooked on it. All the information she had was gathered after she started digging into her sister’s death. She found out that her sister was a high-class escort and worked for an agency that catered to the upper-class individuals.

Crystal was going through what Valentina had collected so far. She knew they had files on half these people. They had captured a few of their members for jumping bail.

“Valentina, why don’t you come by our office tomorrow. I believe we can help you with getting justice for your sister.” Crystal looks at Valentina and couldn’t believe how much she looked like the porn star Harlow Harrison.

She didn’t have the tattoo’s or anything and she seemed to look younger to her. Crystal studies her face and her body. At one-time Crystal’s boyfriend had a porn problem. So, she was familiar with a few porn stars. Harlow Harrison was one her ex-boyfriend’s favorites.

“Where is your office?” Valentina was wondering what they could do to help her.

Crystal pulls one of the company’s business cards out and hands it to her.

“We’re normally opened around eight in the morning. So, will you show up tomorrow?” Crystal hopes so.

“I’ll be there. Here, let me give you my cellphone number.” Valentina writes her cell number down and hands it to Crystal.

“Thanks. We’ll be seeing you tomorrow at eight.” Crystal and Brittney head out to the car.

Brittney glances at her wrist watch and notices it is pass her curfew.

“Mom is going to kill me. I’m an hour pass my curfew.” Brittney climbs into the car.

“Once she hears what we were doing, she’ll forgive you.” Crystal drives Brittney home.

Once they arrive at Brittney’s place. Crystal helps her out of the car and walk her up to the door. They could tell the living room light was on.

“Time to face the music.” Brittney walks in first and saw Paul and Kat sitting on the sofa.

“Kat, Paul. It wasn’t her fault or even my fault. Here is what happened.” Crystal was about to tell them what happened.

“We already know. Officer Harrison called and told me you two were involved in a drive by shooting. What I want to know is why you didn’t come straight home afterwards?” Kat was looking at both.

“Because we went back and talked with the lady that had been taken to the hospital. She’s looking for the drug pusher responsible for killing her sister. I figure we could help her.” Brittney looks at her mother and father.

“Britney, we’re bounty hunters. We’re not license to do private investigation work. Also, unless the guy this lady is looking for has a bounty on him. We can’t get involve. All he has to do is sic his lawyers after us.” Kat knew she has broken the law a few times, especially when she saved Brittney and Terry.

“Mom, couldn’t we apply for a private investigation business license and one of us get our PI license?” Terry comes walking into the living
room.

Terry was still up working on some files for her aunt. She had heard everything and was wondering why they couldn’t do both. It might do the company good to be able to do both. Especially, if their aunt needed them to do some work for her.

“It would bring more business in Kat.” Paul looks towards his wife.

“I’ll look into it tomorrow. As for helping this Valentina person. Let’s see what she currently has, and we’ll go from there.” Kat figures it
couldn’t hurt to see what she had.

“Thanks mom.” Brittney kisses her cheek.

“Thanks dad.” Brittney hugs Paul and kisses his cheek.

“Off to bed with you.” Kat watches as Brittney and Terry head towards their bedroom.

Kat and Paul look towards Crystal “what time will she be at the office?”

“8:00 am. I told her that was what time we opened up.” Crystal knew Carol was normally there.

“Alright. Now off with you.” Kat just shakes her head as she watches Crystal leave.

Once Crystal has left. Kat gets off the sofa and locks the door. She arms the security system. Her and Paul head into their bedroom, after
checking on the twins. Kat snuggles against Paul as they lay in bed.

Valentina:
Valentina couldn’t believe she got shot in the leg. She was lucky that the bullet had passed completely through her leg without hitting any major veins or the bones. She takes some clear plastic wrap and wrap her bandages, so it doesn’t get wet while she showers. Once she was done showering. She slips her nightshirt on and pops one of the pain pills they gave her.

As she lays down. She thinks about her sister and how she ended up. They had been close and would had done any thing for her. She was her best friend and knew she liked to dress-up as a girl. Tears leak from her eyes as she cries. What she will do once she finds her killer, she doesn’t know. She knows she can never go back to what she used to do. Not after whoring herself and all the plastic surgery she had to make her look like a porn star.

She slowly cries herself to sleep.

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Valentina may become a member

Valentina may become a member of the group, however her looks are so well known, it may also hinder any operations she might be considered for. Definitely a two edge sword this one is.

Re: Valentina

Cosmetic/plastic surgery can go both ways, to enhance and to fully or partially remove enhancements or modify them.

Doing that would perhaps allow Valentina to be less recognizable, which would help her for doing ops.

Valentina

The end of this chapter has me crying also. Valentina is hurting, with a pain that will never completely go away. I want to hug her and hold her while she cries. She doesn't need a lover right now, she needs somebody to care for and about her.

Who's gonna hold you down
When you shake
Who's gonna come around
When you break

You can't go on
Pretending nothing's wrong
Who's gonna drive you home tonight.

"Drive" The Cars (lyric lightly modified by me)


"Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.”
George Carlin