Chronicles of Kulkantzi

Chapter 32: Spill it!

“And what exactly do you have in mind? Tyler eyed Diego in disbelief.

“Simple,” Diego said, relaxing in his chair. “Grand Theft Auto.”

“What about that?” Tyler asked, looking puzzled.

“Well dummy,” Diego sneered. ‘We’ll file a complaint that your car was stolen.”

Silence.

Ryan and Tyler nodded continuously while exchanging glances.

‘Why didn’t you think of that earlier?” Ryan joked, giving Tyler a friendly jab in the arm.

Tyler smiled, a relieved look on his face. But the smile quickly melted into a frown.

“What now?” Ryan poked him.

“What if the cops question the timing of the report?” Tyler replied.

“Hmm.” Diego nodded. “I’ll get a friend of my father’s to handle it. He’s a cop on our payroll.”

“I’d drink to celebrate that,” Ryan declared. “What do you have, Diego?”

Diego smiled, picking up the receiver of his intercom. “Send champagne on ice. Three glasses,” he ordered.

After half an hour of drinking and chatting, Diego looked at his watch. “It’s already one p.m. Let’s go bail you