Running For Answers (Book 2 Of Running Series)

Chapter 24 - The Key

Molly Smitten-Downes - Children Of The Universe (Song for Chapter)

Thought I'd upload, since I have no hope of getting to sleep any time soon, due to the noise coming from the kitchen of a flat across from me having a party. Plus my window is broken so doesn't shut fully!!

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Chapter 24 - The Key

"Keane, Keane," I opened my eyes,

"What happened?" I asked, holding my hand out for him to pull me up,

"You zoned out, one minute you were talking to me, the next it was as if you were in a sort of spaced out trance. I sat you down and you shut your eyes. Are you okay? You're not in pain or anything?" I felt my chest and looked at Tayte,

"Are you sure I didn't faint or anything? Bang my head?"

"I'm sure; you've barely been out 5 minutes"

"And Ricardo's still in there" He nodded, "And no one's come here?"

"No one Keane. What's wrong?"

"Nothing. It didn't happen, I was dreaming it, it didn't happen"

"What didn't happen?" But before I could answer Ricardo came through the door,

"Is everything okay?" He asked, Tayte looked at me,

"Yes, did you get what you needed?" I said,

"Yes," in his hand he held a small little wooden box with a keyhole,

"Where's the key?"

"Back at home, I knew not to keep them in the same place," Tayte was watching me closely, we were just heading back down the narrow alley and had just reached the open road/street again, when a voice said,

"Keane Linkoln, found you at last"

Galviao!

"Run, get out of here" Ricardo shouted,

"I don't think so my boy" Galviao said, Tayte grabbed and me we began to run, which was a hard thing to do in a boot, gun shots were heard, we both ducked and slid down another narrow alley, the footsteps kept coming,

"Tayte I can't fucking run, just go without me"

"Over my dead body am I going to go without you"

"There's no point in the both of us getting caught is there! Just get out of here and keep my brother and sister safe"

"Forget it, I'm not going anywhere so buck the hell up and come on," he dragged me by the hand, as we picked up the pace again,

"We're not going to outrun them Tayte, not with me" I said, he was about to reply when I noticed our escape, I took the lead and pulled him into a favela, ducking down below the window, we heard the footsteps stop and then mumbled chatter, before silence as they disappeared. We both let out a huge sigh of relief,

"Quem é você? Saia da minha casa" (Who are you? Get out of my house)

"Desculpe, precisávamos de um lugar para esconder, vamos sair agora, desculpe por se intrometer" (Sorry, we needed somewhere to hide, we'll leave now, sorry for intruding) I said, she looked taken aback,

"Onde você aprendeu Portuguese? Quem você está escondendo?" (Where'd you learn Portuguese? Who are you hiding from?)

"Homens horríveis, somos amigos de Ricardo Ceasar" (Horrible men, we're friends of Ricardo Ceasar)

"Ricardo Caesar!"

"Sim"

"Feeling left out of this conversation here Keane, care to translate?"