In the middle of it all

June 5th '59

Three hundred sixty five days had passed. I thought I'd move on until I checked the time on my phone and saw today's date. I felt like I went back to that day as I heard his words resurface my brain. I could see myself back on the floor, hands on my chest, trying to hold my heart that broke in pieces. I remember how I kept looking for him the days and weeks after until I had finally lost hope. Quannell. I wonder how you are...

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Two men were facing each other in a room. The lighting in the room was dim and on one half there was no light at all. One of the two was over 6ft and was standing in front of a grey wall. The other was around 5'10 and was standing right in front of the line that separated the two halves of the rooms.

"So what exactly do you know ?" asked the shorter man. His name was Naveen but he preferred to be called Captain Veen.

"Their Leader is Sha. Light skinned woman. Younger sister of their previous Leader." answered the taller man in a firm voice.

"Draco ?" questioned Naveen.

"Yes cap'."

Captain Veen glanced back before returning his attention to the man that was standing awkwardly before him. "What about the other members?"

"Third Eye, Arab girl. Ghost, brother of Third Eye. Link, white boy. Izzy. She's half Mexican but looking at her skin, no one bothers to ask. In their eyes she's a Caucasian and a pretty one."

Naveen sat on a chair behind him and scoffed. "Go on."

"That's all I know." He lied. Captain Veen scratched the back of his head, slightly tilting it as he looked at him skeptically.

"I heard there was one more."

"Titi but I doubt she's worth much." said the taller man, avoiding Naveen's intense glare.

"I'll be the judge of that." commented Naveen before yawning loudly. "What does she look like ?"

"She's... She's black with locs."

"Like you ?"

"Like me." repeated the taller man in a quieter voice.

Naveen leaned forward, suddenly intrigued by the man's response. "Where do they get the money from ?"

"Side hustle. That's always where the money comes from when you don't have the means."

Captain Veen chuckles. "You said Draco is the current leader's sibling ?" said another. The voice came from the other half of the room.

The taller man held his hand together in front of his crotch before replying. "Yes sir."

"I haven't heard that name in a while..." continued the voice.

"Must've brought back memories." said Naveen, glancing back as he leaned back into his seat.

"It did. I can clearly remember the frightened expression on his face, the second time I shot him." A hand comes out of the dark, forming a pistol. The man in the dark made the sound of a gun shot with his mouth as his finger slowly went up. Naveen and the voice snicker.

"What's wrong ?" questioned Naveen. He slowly turned his head back to the other man, who stood stolid wide-eyed.

"Gunshots used to scare me, growing up." he answered.

Naveen's eyes rolled as he heard his response. "You're grown now. Getting scared is for the weak. Boss, are you sure about this one ?"

"Affirmative. I have a task for you."