Across The Bay

Chapter 18

"Is this the building Kat?" K questioned as they approached a building right after getting off the bridge.

"It should be." Kat exclaimed.

The team wandered towards the building stealthily, making sure to not to alert anyone inside the building.

"A, May, you two go around the building and see if you can find a good way in without anyone seeing or hearing us. Kat, you go with them. You know this area better than we do." K whispered.

"What are you two going to do?" May replied back quietly.

"We're going to get up there to see if we can see anything inside." K uttered pointing up to a fire escape with the ladder locked in place.

"Alright." Kat replied following behind May and A.

"Let's do this." K exclaimed turning towards Dyl.

"So how are we going to reach that?" Dyl sighed pointing up to the fire escape.

"There's a perfectly good way up to that fire escape." K explained scanning a section of the area.

"Come again?" Dyl questioned.

"Try ad follow my lead." K uttered.

K runs a little bit away from the fire escape and jumps on top of a nearby trash can. She jumps off the trash can and grabs onto a overhang on the wall. She pulls herself up on top of the lower rooftop. She scans how to get to the fire escape. She notices the fire escape isn't too far from the lower rooftop she's on now. She runs and jumps off the rooftop and grabs onto the bottom of the railing of the fire escape. She works her way up the railing and pulls herself up and over the railing. She stands on the fire escape and looks down to see Dyl just standing on the ground in awe.

"I hope you realize, there is no way I can follow that." Dyl stated.

"Alright, I'll let the ladder down." K laughed.

K kicks the ladder and it falls down to the ground.

"Shouldn't we be quiet?" Dyl whispered.

"Nah, these building walls are pretty thick. So we're fine." K exclaimed.

K and Dyl peaked inside the building to see four people sitting around a table. In the corner, K saw T tied to a chair, trying to get out. She nudged Dyl and motioned to T in the corner.

"There's a door in the back. We can sneak in that way. All of them have their backs to the wall." Dyl sighed.

"Let's go tell the others." K uttered going down the ladder.

K and Dyl walk around the building to try and find May, A and Kat.

"Where are they?" K asked.

Dyl grabbed K's wrist and pulled her back around the corner from where they came from.

"What?" K questioned.

"That back door was open." Dyl uttered.

"We need to get inside." K exclaimed.

"Let's go." Dyl replied.

K and Dyl ran inside and saw A, May, and Kat standing there as well.

"Well, well, well, here's the rest of the crew." M laughed.

"Came for your leader did you?" Z uttered standing up along with the other three members of the group.

"Why wouldn't we?" May questioned.

"Pathetic. Why not just leave him? It's clear you all don't care about him. You all knew about me, but never told him." P sighed and then chuckled.

T looked over at K, Dyl, Kat, A and May confused. Silence overcame the Corner Squad. May and A looked at K and Dyl basically asking what to say.

"Have nothing else to say?" N laughed.

"Leave that out of this." Dyl sighed.

"Who even are you? You aren't part of this group." M stated.

"He's not an original member, but he is a part of our group." K defended.

"Well anyways, why are you here?" Z asked.

"We are here for T." Kat pointed at T, who was still tied up in the chair.

"Well does he even want to go back with his group who kept a secret from him for months? Especially since it was about his own half brother." P laughed.

"T?" May asked.

"What do you want to do T? Go back with your crew who hid the fact that I was still alive from you? Or join us? We won't keep secrets from you." P sighed untying T from his chair.

T stood up and his eyes showed he was hurt.

"T, don't listen to them. They will keep secrets from you and worse." May sighed.

"First off, P faked his own death. Then never told you about still being alive." K called.

"Shut up." M sighed.

"Your choice T. You can choose us. Or you can run back to your group. It's up to you." P exclaimed walking up to T and patting him on the shoulder.

T stared between the two groups, looking back between the two. He didn't know who to choose. He didn't know what to do. He was confused, lost. He knew he had to choose one, but which one? He didn't know.