Chapter 107 Section ten

The total was just under $1700.Worried that Renata had contacts at the credit card company who would give her the information on the computer, Decker didn't dare to use his Visa credit card, lest she know he was in town buying weapons.He made up a story about winning a fortune playing blackjack in Las Vegas and paid cash.He didn't have to worry about the seventeen hundred-dollar bills drawing attention.This is in New Mexico.When it comes to weapons, how you buy them and what you do with them is nobody else's business.The clerk didn't mention the scars on Decker's face at all.

It took Decker several trips to get all the equipment onto the Buick.He could have asked Esperanza to help him, but Esperanza said the gun shop knew him.In case of trouble, Decker didn't want people to associate Esperanza with himself and a big gun deal. "Holy shit, Decker, it looks like you're starting a war. What's this? Bows and arrows?" "If this isn't enough for Renata and her gang, I'm going to piss on them." Esperanza laughed. "That's right, take it easy," Decker said. They closed the trunk and got in the car. Beth waited in the backseat.Her eyes are still red from the conversation she had with Decker outside Esperanza's trailer.It's clear she's trying to pull herself together and want to be part of the group. "What were you laughing at?"

"A poor joke," Decker repeated. Beth shook her head and smiled softly. "Sounds like a kid's thing." "How did you buy so many jugs?" Esperanza asked. "One for each of us, but what about the nine?" "We're actually going to fill all 12 of them with plant fertilizers and fuel oil." "What the hell is it for?" "Make a damn good bomb." Decker looked at his watch and started the car. "We'd better get moving. It's almost 4:30 and it's getting dark."