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Bail Bonds

June 3, 2015 2 Comments

Bail Bonds

By J Hardy Carroll

By the time they come to me, it’s too late.

They consider me a last resort, but in truth, my services are used after the last resort has come and gone.

They’ve driven by the store a hundred times and never given it a thought—probably because they never needed it.

I buy time. I’m paid to take the risk because most people don’t have ten or twenty thousand dollars at their ready disposal.

I take the risk, but it comes with a warning: do not fuck with me.

If the warning is not heeded, steps are taken.

They’re always sorry.

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  1. Emily Clayton says

    June 3, 2015 at 9:05 pm

    You don’t want to mess with this guy! Well done.

    Reply
  2. Sue says

    June 5, 2015 at 11:26 am

    A sinister quality that is very good.

    Reply

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