CHAPTER 3

Tony glared at him as he moved closer…with a smile that was unmistakably unfriendly. Starsky held onto Cassie as he faced his intruders with a stone cold gaze. He couldn’t let them see even a hint of fear or surprise…it was an unspoken code on the streets…and as far as Starsky was concerned it was a built in instinct.

“Looki what we have here.” Tony said with the same evil smirk on his face.  “I’m afraid you won’t be able to make it to the trial tomorrow.”

“Your old man go your bail again?” Starsky asked him with sarcasm. “I wonder how much you’re into him for this time?”

“Shut up pig!” Tony said as he grabbed Starsky by the collar of his shirt with both hands roughly and attempted to pull him away from her.

Starsky grabbed him by the arms and quickly wrestled him to the floor ignoring the two teens who he knew could blow him away in an instant…he wasn’t about to be pushed around by this little street punk.

Cassie felt her body sliding further down until she sat dazed and disoriented on the kitchen floor…she was so groggy that she really hadn’t had time to grasp the reality of the situation. Starsky held Tony on the floor in a compromising position with his arms behind his back and his legs pinned when he felt the sensation of cold metal against his temple.

“Get up cop…try that again and I’ll put a bullet in your head.” The young boy told him in a serious voice…and then he moved the gun from his head and aimed it in Cassie’s direction. “Or maybe we’ll just waste the chick.”

“Leave her alone…Just take it easy.” Starsky said as he released his hold on Tony slowly and stood back up. “Nobody needs to get hurt here.”

Tony rose to his feet quickly and grabbed him by his throat, pinning him up against the refrigerator. His eyes stared deep into Starsky’s in attempt to see a sign of fear…but there was still none. They remained fixed on each other for a moment before Tony spoke once more.

“You think you’re tough cop?” He half asked him not expecting a reply as he pressed in tighter against his throat causing him to choke a little.

Starsky didn’t struggle…he knew how unpredictable the situation was. If he allowed them to have some control, he could find out what they were up to…the reason they had for invading his home. So he offered no more resistance for now. There was also Cassie to consider. In her weakened state she wasn’t in the position to put up a struggle.

“You got a problem with me…fine…just leave her out of it.” Starsky told him in a choked voice.

Tony released him and then suddenly punched him hard in the gut…causing him to bend over slightly and cough to catch his breath and hold onto his mid-section.  He then motioned to one of the other two to keep him covered while he knelt down to talk to Cassie. She was all but unconscious as he lifted her head by the hair on the back of her head to see her.

“How ya doin’ baby? Takin’ a little trip?” He asked her and then he laughed for a moment. “Pretty good shit ain’t it?”

“She’s wasted man.” One of the other boys said with a grin. “C’mon let’s get em’ outta here.”

Starsky had regained his strength enough to stand upright again but with two guns now at point blank range focused on him he decided to play along.

“So now what?” Starsky asked him. “You got a plan…or are you just playing it off the cuff?”

Tony released her and stood back up to talk to him.

“The plan was to take her…just her…but Wayne fucked up. I knew you wouldn’t put me away if we had her. But now I guess we’re just gonna have to do this the hard way.” He told him.

With that he pulled the gun from his friend’s hand and fired one shot…point blank into Starsky’s abdomen sending him to the floor clutching his side in extreme pain. The shot had caught him completely off guard…they were just kids and he couldn’t imagine that they were capable of it… the room was spinning and all he could think about now was the pain…he’d been shot
before but this was so much worse. It felt like his insides had just exploded.

“AW SHIT TONY…HE”S A COP…YOU WASTED A COP!”

 “SHUT UP ZACK…JUST SHUT UP!” Tony yelled at him as he grabbed him and shoved him back hard against the counter. “That cop was gonna put me away. He saw everything…him and his blonde partner…the way I look at
it…that’s one down and one to go.”

“You’re crazy Tony…You’re crazy!” Zack said with wide eyes and the sound of panic in his voice as he watched Starsky lying on the floor on the verge of passing out…a puddle of fresh blood forming around his body.

Tony raised the gun in his direction and glared at him angrily…he was weak…Tony always sensed it…and he knew now that he couldn’t count on his loyalty…so he decided to leave him there…to die with the cop.

“NO TONY…NO!” Zack cried as he heard the shot ring out and felt the bullet penetrate his chest…pain ripped through his youthful body as he fell in a heap onto the kitchen floor.

Tony hovered over him with a cold smile on his face as the other young boy grabbed Cassie up by her arm and pulled her now unconscious body over his shoulder and adjusted her weight as he walked slowly towards the door.

“C’MON TONY…LET”S GET OUTTA HERE!” He said as he pulled the front door opened and walked out with her.

“See you in hell buddy.” Tony said in a wicked voice as he patted him lightly on the cheek and then watched his friends eyes close slowly. Then he stood up and looked over at Starsky who was sweating and breathing rapidly with a glassy haze covering his pale blue eyes.

“Save me a good seat…cop.” He told him…and then let out a laugh as he walked out…leaving the two of them to die.

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