Seven
The Clone said to Alan,"Give me $20."
Alan said, "Sure, 7 for 5."
"Huh?"
"I'll give you 20, you give me 28 in 1 week."
"What??? That's ridiculous!"
"That way Bemis doesn't find out.... you save Black Belt's life....... AND you avoid a murder rap.... I'd say that's a pretty sweet deal for 8 bucks."
"How'd you find out about the Belt?"
"Well, put it this way, Bemis contacted Lollie."
"That's impossible, Mr. Bemis has been with The Black Belt.... it must have been Penelope."
"You mean there really is a Penelope?.... My Gawd, there's a Penelope and a Clone."
"These interest rates are absurd."
"Sign right here and make sure you spell your name right."
"This is 40% per week, what happens if I don't have the 28 next week?"
"No problem, just pay me 8 and then you still owe me 28."
"Even JW loans money at 11% sometimes."
"Thats just to friends."
"Well, you're my friend."
"Mr. Bemis is my friend, you're just the Clone.... remember."
"Well what if I don't pay?"
"No problem, I just break your legs." Alan said calmly, "Now get goin!"
"Jason P. was right about you. You do have a lot of repressed hostility. Perhaps you should come with me to Jef Herrings office. "the Clone was saying as he hopped in the jeep now filled with gas and took off.
"Yeah, I got a lot of hostility." Alan said to himself, "I also got a lot of money."
