After Callum forced Aliah to stay inside together with Brenda who was almost having a panic attack, he, together with Amanda went outside to speak with Stewart.
“How did this happen? When did this happen?” Amanda asked as Callum approached them.
“I don’t know, we all woke up at this hour of the day with throbbing headaches.” Stewart explained.
“You were drinking last night?” Amanda asked.
“We were drugged.” Callum said and Amanda looked at him, confused. “I noticed the smell ever since I woke up.”
“Of course. The headaches…I thought I was just experiencing a hangover.” Amanda said. “They didn’t take anything. They didn’t break in…why kill our chicken?”
“It’s a death threat.” Stewart looked at Callum, “Someone is sending a message.”
“I don’t understand. We don’t have trouble with anyone. We deliver shit on time, we pay on time… Who would wanna send a death threat?”
“I know who.” They turned to Allah's voice.
“Aliah!” Callum started, “I asked you to stay inside….”
“I’m not a child….. you cannot confine me inside.” Aliah almost snapped, “Were you planning to hide this from me?”
“I don’t understand why you think it concerns you….”
“It does concern me.” Aliah told Amanda, “This is because of me. They’re sending death threats because of me….. they killed the poor chicken because of me. They’ve come for me.” Aliah explained.
“What?”
“You’re not sure if….” Callum started but Aliah interrupted.
“Please Callum, don’t rub it off. I know it’s me. Why else would someone send a death threat then?”
“Why don’t we go inside?” Amanda said as tension rose around them.
The three of them moved towards the house and Brenda met them at the front porch.
“Aliah, we’re not sure if it’s actually you, they’re looking for...What if it’s just a bunch of thieves or trespassers?” Amanda reasoned with her.
“I don’t know! I don’t...I have this feeling in the pit of my stomach.”
Callum walked to her and held her by the side of her arms, “Hey, calm down…. We don’t know if it’s you that’s caused this...try to put this behind...”
“Uhm! Guys!” Amanda called out while looking in a distance, “I feel like there’s something in the woods...”
They both looked at where she was facing and suddenly a bunch of cars drove in and a big shootout started.
“Everybody get inside! Get inside now!” Callum shouted and they start their way inside with Callum being the last person covering them.
Just as he was about to enter the house, a bullet scratched his arm.
“Callum!” Aliah exclaimed after hearing him groan amidst the pain.
They pulled him in and closed the front door. They headed to the monitor and Amanda put a full-on lockdown of the house. They stood in front of the bulletproof floor-to-ceiling window and watched the men in their black cars finish off their bullets on nothing.
The shootout stopped and the men just stood there facing them from the other side of the window without a word for like ten seconds then they just leave.
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Tell The Difference
Fiction générale* Usually this would be the time that Amanda would say, 'I told you so' and right now I would give anything for her to be here. Maybe she would scold me, but I would take it. Maybe she would scream at me the whole way home, but I would take it. And...
