Red Light

13

The Next Morning
Picture: Reeko

Knock knock, home visit.

Last night, the mandem found out where Mayhem stays, that was the only persons address they could get. And it was right in the heart of Ensham, on S12's block. So they rounded up their guys and went.

They knocked on the door, but no one answered. So they broke down the door, but only his mum was there.

They left the flat and ran around the block, smashing everything until it got the attention of S12.

And when they came outside, it was war.

I saw a few clips of the fights taken by civilians.

It looked like Call of Duty.

But no one saw Dillon/Reaps or Mayhem, the cause of all this drama. However, everyone's face was covered. So they might have been there and just weren't identified. The guys wanted them specifically though, so it pissed them off that they weren't sure that they were there.

For that reason, they did extra damage, just to make sure S12 don't step in Rushton again.

Danielle calls for me "Kyrah?"

I'm back at school today, Danielle's taking me to my intervention meeting.

I double check that my vaseline is in my blazer pocket, and my earphones too. They are. But hmm, I think I'm forgetting something. I look through my dressing table just to double check. As I look through my things, I see myself in the mirror and jump. My hair!

I still got my tracks in but I didn't wrap my hair last night or braid it. I was so tired I just fell asleep. We got kicked out the hospital at 10 as it was the end of visiting hours, but then everyone came back to mine and we just talked for ages while the guys were out doing a madness. We didn't hear back from them till like 3am.

I quickly tie my hair back into a ponytail, brushing the sides. I don't want to make Danielle any later to sixth form than she already is.

"Kyrah hurry up! Your food is getting cold." She calls.

I can't find my headband, so now I have to gel my baby hairs.

"Just a sec sis!"

Using my gel, I quickly swoop my baby hairs then dry them with my blow drier. Once I've checked myself in the mirror again, I run downstairs into the kitchen, where Danielle has made us both oats. She's eating hers, while mine is across from her on the dining table. BBC news is playing faintly in the background.

"Thanks." I say as I sit down, then start digging in.

Her eyes look dead.

Danielle's really close to Tasharn, Aaron, Javon and Miles, they are basically the same age afterall. She cried so hard when she first saw Tasharn on the hospital bed. That's family man.

"You alright?" I ask.

She nods slowly. "As good as I can be, you?"

I shrug. "I'm alright. Just want Tasharn to get better."

"Me too. I don't get why someone would do that to him. There's no valid reason."

"Word."

And if they asked for Brandon at the door, why would they shoot Tasharn? But hey, either way they succeeded in hurting him.

"Anyways, this meetings gonna be dead. All you need to do is smile and nod." I say.

"Yeah, but that's another thing, you're going to therapy by force."