Dark Stars, Light Stars

Chapter 23 - Take a Bow

And don't tell me you're sorry cause you're not. Baby when I know you're only sorry you got caught. - Rihanna, Take a Bow

         

'Abigail, that won't work.'

Abigail rammed into the door with her shoulder again, and again and agai-

'Abigail you can't break down the door.' She looked over her other shoulder at Justice and furrowed her eyebrows. She was sure it would work.

Elliot swept into the conversation. 'The door is fireproof, bulletproof, bomb proof and certainly Abigail proof.'

'Huh? How'd you know?'

Elliot raised his iPad into the air so it was eye level with the 2 girls. 'We installed it. The agency. And there is a smarter way.'

Justice lifted her hand where a set of keys dangled from one of her fingers. Abigail laughed softly before going red – then she realised something.

'No, going through the front door is too easy. Justice, go around the fence and through the back door. I'm sending 5 squad members with you. Alistair and I will go through the front door as a distraction.'

Justice nodded and ran off with her squad and watched over her shoulder as they unlocked the front door and went through.

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'Where's the - '

'Follow me.'

Alistair led the way to the top of the stairs where the hallway joint to the other side of the house was in position. He stopped a few metres in front, causing his squad to do the same.

'Riley didn't close it in the footage we saw.'

'And?' whispered Abigail, 'The wind could have done that.'

'Abigail, can you see a window opened in here?'

'No.'

'There's your answer.'

She rolled her eyes, knowing that her brother was right. Which, most of the time, he always was. She gestured towards the door with her gun.

'What's your theory then? Huh?'

'Well, can you see that blinking red light?'

Abigail adjusted her eyes to the darkness. She started to shake her head, then she nodded.

'Bomb?'

'I think so. We can't open the door.'

'I'll let Justice know.'

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'Justice! Do not open the door leading back to your house from the mansion.'

Justice looked down at the radio attached to her waste. She lifted it from her belt and raised it to her lips, her gun in the other hand.

'I wasn't planning on it,' she peered around the corner before motioning for her squad to jump over the fence. 'We're just climbing the fence, I'll be there soon. Elliot, do you have eyes on Riley?'

Elliot picked up his radio.

'The cameras are still static, give me more time.'

'We don't have that, I just need to know if he's in that room or not.'

'Okay okay, I'll um . . . I got it!'

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'Abigail, walk back very slowly . . .'