Miguel Herrera is a cool customer, a good friend and a dangerous enemy. Jim gets to see all three sides during his time on the Colony. He runs a floating gun range - the Barco de Arma - in among the other semi-legal business enterprises he is involved in. Jim's dad, Rick, is frequently Miguel's partner-in-crime.
The door slid open and a short, squat Mexican peered out at us. “’Sup?” he inquired.
Dad pointed at me. “El burro,” he said. The Mexican grinned.
“The mule?” I asked.
“Yeah,” the Mexican replied. “I just rented you.” He grabbed me by the shirt front and pulled me inside before I could say another word.
It's usually when Jim or Rick are in over their head that Miguel's ability to solve problems manifests itself. Even if you don't like Miguel - you don't want to mess with him. There are a lot of people who figured that out the hard way.
"Miguel was angry, Jim could see. The difference between Miguel and his Old Man was that Rick would shout and bluster. Miguel, on the other hand, was the cool bank-robber-type who would ask everyone to stay calm while holding a submachine gun. You didn’t want to mess with either of them but somehow Miguel seemed a little more dangerous."
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