Free Wilson's War: Tales From the Athena Lee Universe by T S Paul Page B
Authors: T S Paul
tonight. He primped and pampered himself then dressed in his best suit. Checking himself in the mirror he noticed a thread hanging loose in the back. He slipped it off and yanked it out. The whole sleeve came apart in his hands. AARGH he screamed.
The housemaid came running. She knocked on the door, "Sir, are you OK in there?"
He jerked the door open and thrust his new jacket at her. "Fix it!"
The house maid looked it over and checked the other seams. "Sir, this coat has been sprayed with some sort of chemical. The other seams are in similar shape. If I attach the sleeve, the other will just fall off. I think you should check with the dry cleaner." She turned and left his room.
Han pulled at the pockets of his pants and they came loose. Damn it!
Wearing his second best suit, last years at that. Han was picked up by his regular limousine service. It always paid to arrive in style. As they pulled into the courtyard of the Casino, the driver turned and looked at Han. The driver was a very large man with a bald head. He glared at Han and said "You owe us big time, rich boy. Mom says that your credit voucher bounced. She said to tell you that if you don't come up with the credits by tomorrow, she will take it out of your hide!" The driver got out and opened his door for him. With a final glare he said, "I will be here at the usual time to pick you up. You better have the credits!"
Han resisted the urge to check his bank status. Mom was the owner of the local limo service and rumor had it she ran all the illegal prostitution on the planet. He had just paid last week. There was no way that his voucher bounced.
The doorman of the Casino had a big smile when he saw him. "Good evening, Mr Lee." Han just loved coming here. This place reeked of the finer things in life and it was where he was supposed to be.
He walked over to the cashier window. "Good evening, Mr Lee. Your usual tonight?" At his nod the cashier called up his information on the screen. She did a double take and called a manager over. The two of them checked a few screens then looked up at him and smiled. His normal cashier stepped into the back room and then came back holding a few sheets of hard copy paperwork.
The manager took the hard copy and slid it through the window. "Mr Lee, there seems to be a problem with your account. If you could just sign these forms, we can set you up with your normal credit chips." The manager had a big smile on his face.
Han looked the forms over. They were Casino loan forms! They wanted to put a lien against his assets for the chips! "I want to talk to Avery. Avery Miles the owner of this Casino is a personal friend of mine. I want to see him NOW!" As many credits he had spent in this place and they treat him like this? Avery can fix it all!
A deep and gravelly voice spoke to him from behind. Han turned around and two very large bald men stood behind him. "Sir if you would come with us please. Mr Avery would like to speak to you."
Well it is about time, Han thought to himself. If you want something done right you go to the top. They found Mr Avery in a small room near the back exit of the Casino. "Han, have a seat please."
"Avery come on this is me. I don't know what is going on but you know I have money!"
"Han, I'm sorry but you are not a good risk. We checked, you are cleaned out. Broke, busted, all you own is that bar you like to drink in. Our associates," he pointed at the two bald men. "They work for one of our 'contractors.' She really wants to have a chat with you. Out of the kindness of MY heart and for all the business that you have brought us, I paid off your debt to Mom. But that is it. No more. Unless you wish to sell me your bar? I have nothing else for you. Goodbye."
He waved at the two large men. Han tried to protest as he was dragged into the alley at the rear of the Casino. There was a limo sitting in the alley. Two more large bald men in black
The housemaid came running. She knocked on the door, "Sir, are you OK in there?"
He jerked the door open and thrust his new jacket at her. "Fix it!"
The house maid looked it over and checked the other seams. "Sir, this coat has been sprayed with some sort of chemical. The other seams are in similar shape. If I attach the sleeve, the other will just fall off. I think you should check with the dry cleaner." She turned and left his room.
Han pulled at the pockets of his pants and they came loose. Damn it!
Wearing his second best suit, last years at that. Han was picked up by his regular limousine service. It always paid to arrive in style. As they pulled into the courtyard of the Casino, the driver turned and looked at Han. The driver was a very large man with a bald head. He glared at Han and said "You owe us big time, rich boy. Mom says that your credit voucher bounced. She said to tell you that if you don't come up with the credits by tomorrow, she will take it out of your hide!" The driver got out and opened his door for him. With a final glare he said, "I will be here at the usual time to pick you up. You better have the credits!"
Han resisted the urge to check his bank status. Mom was the owner of the local limo service and rumor had it she ran all the illegal prostitution on the planet. He had just paid last week. There was no way that his voucher bounced.
The doorman of the Casino had a big smile when he saw him. "Good evening, Mr Lee." Han just loved coming here. This place reeked of the finer things in life and it was where he was supposed to be.
He walked over to the cashier window. "Good evening, Mr Lee. Your usual tonight?" At his nod the cashier called up his information on the screen. She did a double take and called a manager over. The two of them checked a few screens then looked up at him and smiled. His normal cashier stepped into the back room and then came back holding a few sheets of hard copy paperwork.
The manager took the hard copy and slid it through the window. "Mr Lee, there seems to be a problem with your account. If you could just sign these forms, we can set you up with your normal credit chips." The manager had a big smile on his face.
Han looked the forms over. They were Casino loan forms! They wanted to put a lien against his assets for the chips! "I want to talk to Avery. Avery Miles the owner of this Casino is a personal friend of mine. I want to see him NOW!" As many credits he had spent in this place and they treat him like this? Avery can fix it all!
A deep and gravelly voice spoke to him from behind. Han turned around and two very large bald men stood behind him. "Sir if you would come with us please. Mr Avery would like to speak to you."
Well it is about time, Han thought to himself. If you want something done right you go to the top. They found Mr Avery in a small room near the back exit of the Casino. "Han, have a seat please."
"Avery come on this is me. I don't know what is going on but you know I have money!"
"Han, I'm sorry but you are not a good risk. We checked, you are cleaned out. Broke, busted, all you own is that bar you like to drink in. Our associates," he pointed at the two bald men. "They work for one of our 'contractors.' She really wants to have a chat with you. Out of the kindness of MY heart and for all the business that you have brought us, I paid off your debt to Mom. But that is it. No more. Unless you wish to sell me your bar? I have nothing else for you. Goodbye."
He waved at the two large men. Han tried to protest as he was dragged into the alley at the rear of the Casino. There was a limo sitting in the alley. Two more large bald men in black
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