Heath paced up and down the living room. "So when's the last time you heard from him?"
Brax rested his hands on hips. "Not since yesterday."
Kyle leaned forward on the kitchen chair.
"How can he just go off the radar?" Heath barked.
"I don't know, mate." Brax yelled back. "His phone's off, I can't get hold of him. It was meant to be a simple pick up and drop off."
"Well, something must have happened."
"Yeah, maybe."
Heath rested his hands on the back of the sofa and hung his head. "If something happened, Ada's gonna flip."
Brax glared at him. "Well, how about you keep your mouth shut! We don't know anything yet."
The door handle twisted open. Marco pushed open the door and stepped inside.
"Oi!" Brax shouted. "Well, where the hell have you been?"
Marco shut the door behind him and gulped. He glanced around the living room. "The buyer didn't show up." He muttered. "Something's wrong, Brax. The whole thing was dodgy."
"Do you think he got spooked?" Heath asked.
Ada walked into the corridor, from the garden.
"I dunno." Marco replied.
Ada's ears pricked at Marco's voice. She hesitated before stepping into the kitchen and hid behind the wall.
Heath frowned. "Well, why wouldn't he show? It's his gear."
Brax nodded at Marco. "Where is it?"
Marco threw nervous glances around the room. He removed the package that was tucked into the back of his trousers, hidden by his t-shirt.
Brax sighed with annoyance. "You should've tossed it."
Ada tiptoed down the hallway and snuck into her room, pressing an ear to the door.
"The last time we lost gear from a supplier, Ada ended up in hospital. I wasn't about to risk that again."
Ada listened intently.
"Give it here." Brax ordered.
Marco passed him the package.
Brax drifted down the hallway. He pushed his door open and hid the package between his bed frame and the wall.
Ada leaned forward and watched the back of him, through the crack between her door and the door frame.
Brax returned to the living room.
"Did anyone follow you?" Brax asked Marco.
Marco shook slightly. "I don't think so. I don't know."
Heath and Brax shared a glance.
"Something's wrong, Brax." Marco said.
There was a heavy knock at the door.
The boys glanced around at each other nervously. Kyle stood to his feet.
In her room, Ada pulled her school uniform on over her swimsuit.
Brax pulled the door open.
Sergeant Pitt and a team of officers stood on the doorstep.
"Can I help you blokes?" Brax asked.
Sergeant Pitt stepped forward. "Marco Diaz, you're under arrest for the attempt to distribute illegal goods."
