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5 knocks, a space, and then two more knocks. I’d know those knocks anywhere. I know what it means. They’ve come for the interest at a minimum.

I slowly rise from the bed and put on a bath robe.

Bleary-eyed I open the door.

Ok, I thought I was going to open the door. The two wiseguys do it for me.

I pick myself up off of da floor and sit down in the chair that they motioned me to.

The door is closed. Slowly.

What is dis they ask.

What is what I answer back.

Oh, a wiseguy they say in unison.

No, really, come on guys, what is what.

What is dis message that da boss got in his ‘lectronic inbox they ask in unison.

I take the paper out of his hand and read it over.

Criminy.

It’s one of the lottery emails that I sent out.

Where did you get this I ask.

We gots it from da boss. He says that he gots it from you.

I look at the name. Yea, it was one the one’s that I got off of forbes.com. Great. The boss has a legitimate life and I’m one of the few that knows about his other life. Just great.

Well, I says. I was just trying to get the money to pays you guys back I reply.

Oh, so you thought that you was gonna take money from da boss with dis email and then use that money to pay off the loan? Pay him back with ‘is own money and that was gonna cancel the debt. You a funny guy they say.

Oh I wish I was a funny guy and these weren’t wiseguys. I sit and chair and recall the funny scene from Goodfellas.