Then There He Was ✓

Chapter 22: Gangs and Cops

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Sam's POV

"Jayden" I whispered in shock, awe fright and many more emotions I couldn't make out.

Oh did I say whispered, I meant yelled but you seriously can't blame me this time around.

As soon as the word left my mouth, I immediately regretted it because they were now searching for where the voice came from.

"Who's there" Jayden asked and I could hear the panic in his voice. Hell ya you better panic Mister because you have some explaining to do I thought as I attempted to somewhat sneak back into my house.

Unfortunately I didn't get to make it past three foots before a slightly recognizable voice was yelling at me to stop. How could people still be sleeping with all the commotion we were causing. Maybe they just didn't care enough to find out what was happening.

I didn't even bother listening to the voice and broke into a run in the direction of my house but again I didn't get so much as a metre away from the bush I had been hiding in before I was tackled to the ground by a human elephant.

"Get off me you freaking elephant" I cried trying to wriggle my way out from underneath him.

After a lot of grunts and cursing, he finally caught my wrists in his hand and I looked up to see who my opponent was.

"Shorty" I said at the same time as he said, "You again".
His face was contorted in a frown and I just smiled sheepishly at him.

"Shorty who the heck is that" Jayden's voice boomed and I shivered slightly at the intensity of it. It was nothing like the voice I was used to hearing from Jayden.

I shot shorty a panicked look but he didn't seem to notice, either that or he just decided to ignore me because he carried on rambling.

"It's that chick from before boss, maybe last time didn't satisfy her so she came to get it on with you again" shorty said with a creepy grin on his face.

Jayden looked confused as shorty was blocking his view of me.
Then that pervert from before Luke was it, came to stand beside shorty.
"Oi, it really is you" he said his lips curling into that now familiar smirk.

"Who the fuck are you guys talking about" Jayden growled and stomped his way over to Shorty's other side.

When he saw me the blood physically drained from his body leaving him as pale a ghost or as though he just saw a ghost, I don't know but both of those references really suit this current situation.

"Sam" Jayden whispered his voice breaking towards the end. He licked his pale lips and pulled at his air shutting his eyes tight probably praying that this was all a dream.

"Jayden" I drawled narrowing my eyes at him even though he looked like he was seconds away from having a panic attack.

"How do you her name boss, you never remember the names of your hookups" shorty said confusion evident on his features.

"Yah Ryder, and why do you look so stressed?" Luke questioned tilting his head.

I returned my glare to Jayden waiting for his answer when something clicked.

It felt like I had been poured a bucket of ice cold water when it finally dawned on me.
"Ryder" I whispered.
Then I began to laugh about how stupidly oblivious I had been, of course he was Ryder, I mean the clues had desperately been pointing in his direction.