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Demond took a late night flight from New York’s LaGuardia airport to Miami. He had made an appointment with Owen to deliver a package of cannabis cigarettes early the next morning. The plan was to briefly meet Owen at a designated spot on his running route, handover the package, spend some time in Miami and head back.

Demond got up early, skipped breakfast and headed straight on his mission. He was not familiar with the Miami suburbs. On top of that he wasn’t used to driving a car and it took some time to get familiar with all the features of the rental car. He didn’t own a car in Brooklyn. He didn’t need one. Everything was accessible via the Metro in New York City. Owen had provided him with an address. It was not his home address but a spot on his running route. In spite of the GPS it had not been easy. Demond missed an exit. When he thought he was getting close to the destination he hurried past the street he had to turn.

“In 500 feet make a legal U-turn,” instructed the lady on the GPS.

What’s wrong with me today, murmured Demond. He was getting worried that he may miss Owen. When he entered Owen’s neighborhood he slowed down and kept looking for anyone running and anyone resembling Owen. The streets were lined with two-story colonial homes with well manicured lawns. It’s so much nicer here than Brooklyn, said Demond to himself.

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