Origin City (TO BE CONTINUED...)

The Man at the counter with the hole in his head. (Chapter Eight)

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I start to swing to the headquarters and I can't help but think of my mother, the man at the counter with the hole in his head, the drug, the gang. Stress, over, stress. I need to get myself together.

"Help! Somebody, please!" The man cried. I approach the noise. I land on a roof next to the incident.

"Oh right, my mask," I whisper. I turn on my mask and I start to connect to the Headquarters.

"Good Evening Mr. Pulse." The mask spoke.

"Hey, do you think you can identify their faces?" I whisper.

"Activating Facial Scan." The mask says.

"Kenmore Moses and Shamar Durham. Kenmore does have a criminal record. Was arrested multiple times for petty theft and B and E. Shamar is just well-known High School student with a follow count of 9.5k on Instagram. His looks make up for it." The mask explained. I let out a sigh.

"A grown man messing with a high school student? This world really is messed up." I drop down onto the ground. "5 seconds. And I'll spare your left arm." I say Pulse is officially in control.

"Oh, shit...you're Pulse..." Kenmore says with fright in his voice.

"Yeah, and you're Kenmore. A known felon." I say as I approach him.

"Hey man! Get back!" Kenmore yells.

"Shamar, why is this man bothering you?" I ask as I walk closer.

"I owe him money...I don't have it." Shamar said in shock of the things that are happening before him. I grab Kenmore by the neck and hold him into the air.

"Thanks for being an honest kid. Now get out of here." I said as I stare into the eyes of Kenmore.

"Kid...? You look years younger than me...." Shamar mumbles as he runs away. I throw Kenmore into the wall.

"What are you doing making deals with High School Students? Would you like to be back behind bars...again?" I ask.

"No! Please no! You won't hear from me again!" Kenmore yells, reaching for the knife in his back pocket.

"Identifying a sharp object." My mask spoke. I slam his back into the wall and hit him with a strong hook. He falls down onto his right knee and the knife falls onto the ground.

"Moses...I was thinking of letting your arms off easily...but a lesson must be taught." I say. I wind my leg back to finish him off.

"Wait! I can offer details! From 12 gang." Moses says. I stopped my foot right in front of his face.

"Talk."

"It's this drug. It gives them-"

"Anything else?"

"Yes. It works. They've completed testing and they're giving it to their best members." Kenmore admits. I give off a nod of anger.

"I guess I'll let you off easy. Don't mess with that kid again! I don't care if he owes money! If you need money, fix your ways and get a job!" I yell. I slam a smoke pellet and start to head to the Headquarters. I finally arrive and my whole team can sense that my mood is off.

"Hey Jarahn, everything okay?" Jaden asked.

"How was the rest of your day?" Lakota asked. Karen was nowhere to be found.

"A lot has happened today. SkyZone was shot up by 12 Gang, they were searching for bodies." I start to explain.

"Oh my god...was everyone okay?" Lakota asked.