At that moment, a cop walked through the front door. The two thugs slipped out. I never in my life
have been so glad to see a cop.
I was still shaking when I got to the apartment of my friend, Sammy the Pimp, He told me that not
long before, West Indian Archie had been there looking for me.
Sometimes, recalling all of this, I don't know, to tell the truth, how I am alive to tell it today. They
say God takes care of fools and babies. I've so often thought that Allah was watching over me.
Through all of this time of my life, I really was dead-mentally dead. I just didn't know that I was.
Anyway, to kill time, Sammy and I sniffed some of his cocaine, until the time came to pick up Jean
Parks, to go down and hear Lady Day. Sammy's having told me about West Indian Archie looking
for me didn't mean a thing... not right then.
darsice
(darsice)
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