PART IV

Cocaine Princess here.

Happy Cinco de Mayo! If I wasn't such a lightweight when it comes to alcohol I would be having a drink in honor of today, preferably a margarita.

...............Holding my gold fish in the water filled plastic bag I headed on over to the repair center. Four people were in front of me. While waiting for my turn police sirens starting blazing outside followed by an ambulance. I didn't think much of it. I was downtown and figured maybe there was an accident or something. It was such a relief to not only see my laptop but to have it back in my own hands. My laptop's fan just needed replacing.

Back outside the police were everywhere and a crowd had gathered. I managed to make my way through the crowd but was stopped by a police officer. 'I'm sorry miss no one's allowed in or out of the mall. There's been a shooting.' 'I'm not going to the mall, I just need to get my car so I can go home,' I said. 'But in order for you to get your car you need to access the mall. Is there an emergency of some sort?' he asked. 'Well no, not really,' I answered. 'Do you live nearby?' I informed him where I lived. 'Believe me miss if there was a way for me to let you go to your car I would. The best advice I can give you, wait it out for the next couple of hours,' he suggested. The one time I don't take a driver into the city and this is what happens. But even if I had taken him it's not like he would have been able to magically retrieve my car. I was better off parking on the street. Half the people were stranded inside and weren't allowed to come out while the other half of us weren't allowed to go in.

And here's the kicker, the shooting didn't even occur inside the mall it occurred in the alleyway beside the mall! The police assumed the shooter may have fled into the mall to hide. On my previous entry one person guessed correctly on my comment page the reason behind the shooting. The victim was shot over a gambling debt. He managed to call 911 despite being shot in the abdomen. The victim is still alive in the hospital and not saying a whole lot, neither is anyone else in China Town. Apparently no one saw or heard a thing. The police have yet to apprehend the shooter. I doubt they ever will. Crimes in China Town are rarely solved.

I had my laptop. I had my gold fish. To stay in China Town or not to stay in China Town? I decided to take the officer's advice and wait it out. I went back to the tech store and asked if they could hold on to my laptop, I didn't want to lug it around. The main mall was on lock down so I couldn't go there. There was another mall and I decided to hang and wait there but it was to far for me to walk. The city buses were up and running but I swore never to ride on one again. A few years ago my mom and I were in Miami for the winter and for some strange reason she was under the impression taking the bus to Bal Harbour would be fun. It was a God-awful horrible, horrible, horrible experience! That was my first and last bus ride ever. Whenever someone uses the word fun around me it always turns out to be a disaster. So I did something I had never ever done before. Holding my goldfish in one hand I hailed a cab. Yes, the Princess hailed a cab!
To Be Continued.....

XOXOXOXO,
Cocaine Princess.