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(𝐒𝟏) 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟑𝟖

𝟑ʳᵈ 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖.

𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐀 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 was a loud kick caused by one of the males there. "That was the eleventh time she almost caught me- along with that stupid Gomez friend of hers! What kind of super-hearing does she have?! And that Gomez girl seems to have some sort of six sense!" The male said angrily.

"I can't even get close enough to listen to them without the red head hearing me first! Then it follows by that Gomez girl who scouts the area! Yesterday was another close call!" He said angrily.

He then turns around to look at the area he was in, there being seven people with him. He than begins to talk again.

"And the recording devices are bugging out! It's so frustrating! Why do we have to do all this sneaking around anyway? Can't we just nab them if the boss is so interested in them?!" He asks the people with him.

"Be patient, Ryan. He said we needed to lie low after that stunt we pulled in Savannah. Both sides are trying to track us down." One of the hooded figures tells the male, or rather, Ryan.

"It doesn't make sense. If things went how they usually go, we wouldn't have even popped out on radars. All of those kids should be at least comatose, especially those two girls!" He says in an irritated voice. "Right, Jasmine?!" He asks Jasmine, the woman who was in charge of bringing the group of teens to the Sorrel Weed House. He turns around to look at her.

"You're getting annoying." Jasmine tells him as she sighs. "How many times do i have to repeat myself?" She asks as she chew on some of her food she was eating currently.

"-I led her to the rift, she interacted with it, I saw it physically large enough to drag the other kids inside too, then they just walked out like nothing happened and the rift was permanently closed." She tells him shrugging as she continues to eat her food.

"I'm not sure what went down, but the boss found something 'interesting' or whatever, is going on with them. That's why he's having you gather more information on the side while we continue the mission. So if the listening devices aren't working you'll just have to keep attempting the old-school way." The hooded figure tells Ryan.

Ryan crosses his arm and faces the other way with an irritated face. The hooded figure then turn to look at the other male that was messing with his phone.

"And you, Josh? What have you found about the Gomez girl?" The hooded figure asks him. Josh tenses up for a moment. "I-.. i haven't found anything." He tells the hooded figure.

The hooded figure scoffs. "If you haven't found anything about her, we'll have to send them in. You should know boss won't be too happy when he hears we have to send them in." The hooded figure tells Josh in a mocking tone.

Josh's eyes widen. "Are you sure you want to do that? I- i mean with how much she trust them both." Josh asks the hooded figure as he balls up his hand into a fist.

"If you don't do what you're meant to do we will. Sure, it could get messy. But we'll take the risk if it means we have an easier way of getting her." The hooded figure tells him. Josh stays silent.

"Yeah, besides, if boss thinks they're important.. then that means they're important to the 'cause' as well." Jasmine says as she eats her food.

𝟏ˢᵗ 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖.

𝐈 sigh as i begin to walk out of the convenience store. I rub my eyes to remove the drowsiness i felt. I see Sasha as i wave at her. She waved back and she enters the convenience store. I sigh and enter my car and turn it on.

'Time to go to school i guess..' I think the myself as i groan in exhaustion.

Ever since the trip to Savannah i could barely keep my life together. With school, work, and kick boxing practice. It was exhausting to say the least. I remember the day before yesterday, i almost passed out in exhaustion. I yawn and stretch as i then begin to drive to school.

I try to make sure i don't show how tired and exhausted i was. I then reach the school and i put on a small smile as i enter. I see Logan and i wave at him, he waved back with a smile.

We both meet up with the rest of the group. I could see how awkward Aiden and Ashlyn were to each other. I internally groan. 'This'll be a long day..' I think to myself.

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Word count; 799
May 2ⁿᵈ, 2024
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EDIT;
Word count; 817
June 19ᵗʰ, 2024

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