And we do. The next couple weeks go by in a blur, running around with people that we meet, making dumb decisions, but having fun the whole time. We do this until something happens that gets us in way too deep.
We were walking down a back ally, the 3 of us joking around and having fun. Suddenly Josh stops.
"What?" I ask him, the follow his gaze to 2 men arguing.
"Is, is that a gun?" Amy whispers. It takes me a second to see what she's talking about.
The man pulls the gun out of his waistband and points it at the other man. The gunshot echoes down the ally and into the next block. Then the man with the gun looks at us, all standing there in shock. He starts walking towards us, as he gets closer I can see droplets of blood on his purple hoodie and blue hat.
"What're you kids doing here?" He presses. Nobody answers. Pointing the gun now at Amy he asks us again. This time I respond.
"What's it to you?" The man scowls, and moves his aim to me. I feel my body tense up, and before I know what I'm doing I lunge at the man, holding his arm with the gun out to the side. I land on top of him, and punch him in the jaw. Shouting at Josh and Amy to run I punch him again.
The man then grabs my throat with his free hand and rolls me off of him. Then he stands up and points the gun at me.
"That was a mistake." He laughs. I kick out and sweep out his feet, just as he fires. The bullet leaves a dent in the brick wall of the ally, and the man hits his head on the ground. The gun skitters across the floor so I run over to it and pick it up before the man can struggle to his feet.
"Get down!" I yell, and he looks up at me. Seeing the gun in my hand he decides to obey. With that I walk backwards down the ally towards my friends, keeping my aim fixed on him.
Once I'm far enough away I turn and run to Amy and Josh."Holy shit!" I say as soon as I get to them. Then all at once I'm smothered in hugs from Amy, asking if I'm okay, and Josh just says,
"Dude that was badass as fuck!" Amy glares at him then goes back to smothering me. A car drives down the ally towards us and we move to the side to let it pass. Instead of passing it stops beside us and the window rolls down. I get a chill when I see the man in the car.
The man is wearing the same purple hoodie and blue hat as the man we just encountered. In the passenger seat is another man wearing the same thing.
"The fuck is goin on here?!" Yells the driver. Following his gaze the gun I didn't realize I was still holding, I drop it and it clatters on the ground.
The guy from earlier is suddenly in front of the car.
"That's them!" He shouts. The driver eyes me up, then reaches into the backseat. I shove Josh out of the way just as a bullet hits the brick next to his head.
"Go!" I scream as I lunge for the gun that I dropped. Josh takes off, running faster than I've ever seen him go before. I start running after him, and look back. Amy is standing there frozen is fear. I cock the pistol and shoot the driver in the shoulder, causing his next shot to go wide. Grabbing Amy's hand I pull her along, at full tilt, out the ally and around the corner.
The tires screech as the car backs out and swerves into traffic. They race through oncoming vehicles, barely missing some. We head down the street, the car on our tails. We can't seem to get away no matter how many turns we take. Giving up I point the gun at the car hoping I don't hit any innocent people, and fire. The bullet seems to travels in slow motion through the network of cars and pedestrians. The driver of the car goes limp, a bullet hole in his temple. With no driver the car gains speed, and swerves into the curb. The front tire hits and send the back end flying. The momentum of the vehicle makes the car roll twice before hitting a light post. Steam leaks through the hood, and the smell of gas fills the air.
"Oh shit! We gotta go!" Amy yells before taking off down the street. Josh and I follow, close on her heels. We don't stop running until we reach Conner's house.
Conner jumps as we burst through the door. Josh turns and latches the deadbolt.
"What the fuck?" Conner asks, "what did you retards do?" Josh starts spilling the whole story before I can tell him not to. Once Josh finishes Conner looks at me.
"That was the glory gang." He says simply. "You need to be very careful. They will come after you."
At that moment Conner's father, Mark,
walks into the living room. "Who's coming after who?" He asks.Amy bends over, "I think I'm gonna be sick." Then makes way to the bathroom. After telling me and Josh to stay put, Conner pulls Mark aside and tells him the story.
"They need protection." He says. Mark stops and thinks.
"I don't know if I can do that." Then more words that I don't pick up.
"Fine." Mark concludes. "I'll do it. But it'll fuck up their life."
"At least they'll have a life." Conner shoots back.
And with that Mark walks back into the living room. "I have a way to protect you. But it's not gonna be easy."
"What is it?" Amy asks, back from the washroom.
"Well, I'm part of the Silver. If you want, you can join my gang."
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The Road To Freedom
Adventure3 teens go out in search of freedom and independence. Before they know it they are in over their head with drugs and gangs. Constantly moving around, with bounties on their heads, they lost what they were after, but still love it. The struggle of th...