The broken ones

They took him

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For the past couple of days, Jack was back to his normal self as if nothing happened that night. He continued hanging out with the others even more, spending more time at the hidden room than usual.

" We should rename this room. It feels weird calling it 'hidden room' in public. People might suspect us. " Jenny tells them.

" Just call it club room. Done. Easy. " Neil says.

" Fine.."

It's a Friday afternoon and finals are next week. Bea and Edna are busy studying their notes while Jack is practicing his basketball skills at the corner of the room. They weren't sure if he was trying to keep his mind off of Kyla or the fact that basketball tournament is in two months. Either way, it helped him cope with all the pain that bothered him.

Jenny took a break from studying and laid on the carpet with Neil. They were on their own world, updating each other about life and what they've been up to for the past few days.

" Is there a special someone ? " Jenny asked, giving Neil a wink that made him chuckle excitedly.

" Not really special. There's this guy name Rj. I met him in this gang I used to join... it was last week. Something about him just made me feel different. " Neil blushes slightly but Jenny was totally caught off guard by what he said.

" You joined a GANG ?! " Jenny punched him on the arm.

" Chill! I'm not in it anymore. It's fun being with you guys than that stupid Gang. " Neil says as he rubs the spot that Jenny punched. He thought about the time he first joined and how vulnerable he felt being with all of those crackheads. Never again will he put himself into that type of situation.

" Good. Gangs are dangerous these days. They kill people in town. It's been on the newspaper lately. " Jenny tells him which sent shivers down her spine.

" I heard about that too. "

" But that Rj guy. Is he alright ? " Jenny asked, making sure Neil isn't falling in love with some random crackhead that happens to be a
murderer.

" Yeah He is. He was the one that told me to quit the Gang. " Neil answered proudly.

Jenny smirks at the sight of Neil who was blushing like crazy. " Well.. make sure to introduce him to us first. "  She says.

Neil's smile disappeared as soon as she said that. He wasn't sure if he'll be able to meet him again. The fact that he has to go back to the gang's hideout just to see Rj, frightens him.

" That's if I see him again.. " He says.

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It's finally a Sunday night. The weekend is coming to an end and finals will be the only thing they have to focus on. Unfortunately, Jenny hasn't studied much of her notes yet so before going to bed, she planned on studying thoroughly one more time.

But right before she could even start reading the first sentence of her notes, her cellphone goes off.

She checks her phone and Edna's number was displayed on the screen. It's 11 pm and Jenny felt a little uneasy. Edna isn't the type to call anyone this late at night even on the weekends. Jenny answered just immediately and before saying anything, Edna was crying on the other side of the line.

" jenny! They took him! They took my dad! " Edna screams through the phone. Jenny's heart drops, unsure of what was happening.