The Boondocks~My Other Half

Chapter 14: Safe Mansion

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Chapter 14: Safe Mansion

"You two get out of here, NOW!" Rocco demanded. Adrenaline pumped up around everyone in the room. Most of the men rushed back into the club and Jasmine covered both her ears to try block out the screaming, and the gunshots.

Huey grabbed her hand and hauled her out of there through the hallway, aiming for the back entrance. He had only been there for the night and knew the club like the back of his hand.

Escorts who were only walking by cowered in the hallway. Kandy was one of them and Jasmine felt a pang of guilt for leaving her there, also knowing that she attracted trouble in the first place.

Huey pulled her around a corner and she almost tripped in Kandy's heels. The backdoor swung open suddenly, forced from the outside. "Get down!" Huey placed his hand on the top of Jasmine's head and forced her down into a crouch. He shot the man before he could even blink and he fell backwards.

"Uh, Huey?"

Huey looked down. His hand was still on the top of her head and her face was levelled with his belt. "Oh!" He let go of her.

"Behind you!"

Huey turned just in time to see the other male come around. He carried a knife. He slashed the blade at him, Huey managed to duck back so it avoided his throat, but the blade still nicked him. Warm blood ran down his neck as he shot him down next.

This time Jasmine didn't need pushing. She sprinted out as fast as her heels could carry her and stopped just outside the club, catching her breath. Her eyes scanned the people racing on the street away from the club, and she could hear sirens in the distance. She could still hear the gunshots from inside.

A dark range rover speeded from just around the front of the club to the front of the alley. She hadn't even heard Huey run up from behind her. He opened the door and she jumped in. Huey sat in the passenger seat and the car drove off before he even closed the door.

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A few hours ago...

Officers Cooper and Green had stopped at a gas station, halfway to San Francisco. Green was just hanging up a missing person poster as Cooper filled the tank.

A young woman in a waitress uniform and hair in pigtails was just passing by on the sidewalk. She carried a bag and had a coat on, probably going home. She slowed her pace after glancing at the poster. Green noticed this, "Can I help you, ma'am?"

She squinted at the picture of the model. "I know that girl..."

This caught Cooper's attention. "From where...?"

"She came to eat here yesterday, with some handsome fello," she told them.

The cops exchanged looks. "She was with someone?" Cooper asked suspiciously.

"Yea. Said like they was friends."

"Do you know which way she went?"

"Umm...they came from that way, so I thank they goin' to San Francisco probably?"

"Thank you, ma'am. You've been a lot of help."

The waitress smiled and continued her walk.

Cooper was the first to pull out his phone. He dialled Detective Richard Wolf, the man who was currently working on the case. "Hello? Mr Wolf? I think we've got something."

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Angelica was just pulling on her top, along with the clothes she wore the previous day. Caesar watched her, sat naked in the bed. He was still naked underneath the covers and disappointment radiated off of him. He wanted her to stay.