After a few months i naively thought i had it all sussed in a foreign land . Everything was easy , just like it says about Portugal . You know Drugs are legal n all that well i learnt the hard way that this is far from reality.
For months it had been a peace of piss same place , same time , same people. One day when i got to the spot it was all different the atmosphere was on edge folk looked worried . I managed to get the story off my mate n scoring partner .
"Someone was shot "dead" in the Bairrio last night . This meant that the supply chain was all to fuk .
Their must have been about 100 hundred of us all colours , sexes & social standing from Suit wearing Office managers to Beggars. All in the same position we were all going to be ill soon .
The more connected were going off in groups not wanting to share their knowledge , today their was no unity it was get what you can n fuk the next man.
Occasionally a package of hastily wrapped bags would be thrown from a window to a runner & devoured in seconds on a i got their first out my way you cunt basis.
I had decided the best course of action was to team up with Nuno he was a English speaking Hotel night manager and definatley had my back . Their were plenty more other shady characters offering to take me to different Barrios but i was reading them easily , my fate would be getting robbed or worse.
The dilema was Alexio where the shooting had taken place a area awash with drugs & illegal migrants some The Africans were trained Killers . They had grown up as militia back home & managed to flee but the ruthless streak was still their . They would think nothing off slicing your throat for a crack pipe.
Or we could swallow our pride & go to Viso a sink estate where the dealers were usually 16 year old locals . They weren't daft though , the news of the shotting would of spread & the poxy deals would be even more poxy today . Meaning that it would take at least two items to just get right.
Fuk it Alexio it was in our junkie fog we had justified this mad & stupid journey with the inevitable good product that always came from this lawless place.
The walk along the coast was quick junkie stomp full steam .
When entering Alexio you are reminded straight away of the places reputation by the presence of spotters who vet all incoming potential customers , one way in one way out unless you count in a body bag .
When we reached the main tower far in to the Bairrio it was absolute bedlam but a controlled Bedlam . One line for white one for Brown and one for hash.
& the same again further in.
Not wanting to put all our eggs in one basket itw as decided to get two of each from each line & then get the fuk out of this mad max style waste land .
The relief upon reaching the Duro was immense & their was no time to pick a nice spot it was a simple shoot the stuff in a doorway at the back of a bar & hope that the owner didn't come out . He didn't and the stuff was proper , i mean why else would folk risk their life to shop here .
I split from Nuno & on the way home i thought fuk it why not check the usual spot i still had 20 euro. As soon as i was in the vicinty it was obvious that buisness was back to normal in fact i learnt that the crew had arrived just half an hour after we departed for Alexio. Inevitably the 20 euro was spent & i was straight home for another hit.
This time i could enjoy it .