Red Light

19

3am That Morning
A1's Perspective

"How long we gonna wait for?" Shak asks.

I kiss my teeth. "As long as it takes, just waiting for them to come out the yard."

We've been here for hours, unseen. The tinted windows on my car and the hoods on our heads have helped us to chill unnoticed. If anyone had seen us enter the area, it would've been wraps. It's now 3am. We only knew they were here because of Kacey. The mandem are waiting back at the spot, so we can bring Kyrah back to them.

Patch kisses his teeth "Can't wait to dead this beef."

"Word, this is for Dino." I reply

We're gonna avenge you my bro, I promise. I put my hand on my arm, where the fresh tattoo of his name lies. My bro from early man.

"Ah look they're coming outside!" Shak says.

We watch as 2 girls stand in the doorway, waving off 3 other girls. Kacey has given us all the information we need. She said they would all be at this location tonight, so we've just been waiting.

One by one, they start to get in cabs, my eyes fix on Kyrah, who walks down the road slightly. She comes to a halt, then looks up and down the road for her cab.

I reverse the car out of the space, then go forward slowly until we're right next to where she is standing.

She frowns.

"NOW!" I hiss.

Shak jumps out the car and quickly grabs her. She screams so he swings her head into the side of the car, hard. She immediately stops screaming, passing out. He throws her into the boot, checking that no one is looking. Then jumps back in the car. I speed off.

Now, 5pm
Kyrah's perspective

Everyone rushes back to Miles house. Javon and Nia stayed back with Tasharn though, as well as his parents. But there was no way they were making the girls stay, Zanisha is our best friend. I'm not kotching in the corner while my girl is somewhere getting beat up. Zanisha's parents have called the police and are being comforted by the other adults. Her dad looked distraught when we left. Him and Auntie Chan keep blaming themselves for not checking her room in the morning.

Most of the mandem have gone off to S12's block. Us girls are in the house trying to work out how and where they got her. Brandon and Reeko were forced to stay back with us in case something goes down here too. We're not taking anymore chances.

I pace up and down in the living room, racking my brain. "Last night, she was with us last night. But Miles said he didn't see her when she came back? He just assumed she was dropped home by Danielle and let herself in, so he didn't check her room!"

"But I didn't even drop her last night, I was tired so I paid for your cabs remember?!"

"Nah but deep it, when we knew they were outside we closed the door, we didn't check to see them get in? We should have!"

"Okay but what you tryna say? The Uber driver helped them kidnap her?" Justine asks. "The app tells you his full name and car details, that would be dumb."

"Yeah and I checked that her Uber arrived at home, it did!" Danielle says.

I scratch the back of my neck. That doesn't make any sense.  "So what we're saying is, she was taken outside her house?"

"Yeah, it would make sense if they took her here, seeing as they dropped a note?" Justine replies.

"But Miles would have heard her screaming?" Shantae replies.