chapter 21
1437 Words
Susan sang every song that played on the radio.
Make her stop. My ears are bleeding.
Bro I-.
Make her stop now. Taylor starts humming the song. Susan grabs Taylor's arm," ain't Maroon 5 the best."
" Yeah," Taylor smiles. My heart beats a little faster. I smile drumming my finger to the beat. We stop at a red light, " let's stop and get some snacks." Susan points to the gas station next to us.
"I don't kn-."
" Come on Kaine I'll be fast." I look around us seeing nothing out of place," make it quick." I turn into the gas station parking by the door.
" Come on Taylor," Susan opens the door. Taylor hesitantly opens the door. She walks quickly in the gas station.
"What's all this staring at her?"
" I don't know what you mean." Tommy turns to me," everytime you look in the rearview mirror. You stare at Taylor."
" I haven't noticed. I'm going to grab a pop. You want something." I get out of the car," root beer." I nod before closing the door. As I walk to the gas station a black Toyota speeds in the parking spot next to us. I open the door taking a glance behind me seeing a woman and man get out of the car. I walk in going to the back grabbing the pops.
" Let's get these," Susan holds a family size bag of doritos. I watch as the man and woman looks around and zone in on the girls.
Tommy get your ass in here. I quickly make my way over to the girls.
" Baby," I pull Taylor in a hug.
The man noticed me and turns around.Tommy walks in bumping into to the woman.
" Sorry," her eyes flash red then back to brown.
" Watch where you're going," she pushed pass Tommy out the door. The man walks around us before leaving. I release my hold on Taylor.
" Thanks," she steps back.
" Let's wait a few minutes before we leave." I look outside as they get in the car. Susan nods her head taking Taylor away from the door. Tommy walks over to me," you seen that?"
" Yeah. She's the one that was chasing them in the woods. Stay here with the girls." I pull my phone out calling Kenny. I walk outside stopping between both cars.
" Kaine, what do you want?" I get in the car, " you on patrol?" I pull out of the parking spot backing next to the pump.
" I need you to stall this car at the gas station on 5th ave and Carson."
" I'm five minutes away."
" It's a black Toyota." I step out of the car , grabbing the pump putting it in the tank.
" The plate is tX5JXe."
" On it," I hang the phone up looking in the store. Tommy and the girls stand in line. I put the pump back then get in the car. I pull up in front of the door as the cop car pulls into the gas station.
Hurry up. I got them occupied. Kenny and his partner park the car behind the Toyota. Tommy and the girls rush out the door getting into the car. I pull out the gas station onto the road.
" Was that Kenny?"
" Yeah," I look in the rearview mirror.
" Keep your eyes open for that Toyota." Everyone nod their heads looking out the windows. As we drive closer to New Orleans, the crowded the streets got.
" I'll park right here and we'll walk from here." I park in front of an empty store. We all get out of the car looking around.
" It's just a few streets over," Taylor starts walking.
Keep your eyes open.
Got you. I speed up a little catching up to Taylor.
" So who's this person that we're about to see?"
" An Oracle. I need to make sure that this will be the best decision for the girls." I nod my head, " oracles are very rear. How do you know that this one is the real deal." Taylor chuckles, " I known this particular one for a long while." She stops in front of a hole in the wall bar. We walk in seeing a few people.
We walk in sitting at the bar. I look around seeing nothing out of place. The bartender walks over stopping in front of Taylor.
" What can I get you?" She pulls out a old gold coin. He flips the coin over before pulling out a key. He hands it to Taylor, " what can I get you guys to drink?" I get up following Taylor to the back. We walk past the bathrooms to the back door. She turns around raising her eyebrow at me.
" I'm not leaving," I told my arms across my chest. We stare at each other for a few seconds before she turns back to the door. She twists the knob then goes in with me following behind her. The room is cluttered with boxes and racks everywhere.
I close the door, " what are you here to get?"
" p*****t," she walks to the far side of the room.
" p*****t,"I look at her puzzled.
" The oracle demands p*****t for her service." I nod my head walking across the room. Taylor pushes one of the racks away from the wall. I caught the rack before it knocked something else over.
" Don't think your friend would be happy if you broke his things." I move it over," he's not happy that I'm here. He could care less about this." Taylor squats in front of the wall. She takes her hand grabbing the sides of the brick sliding it out. She digs her hand in the hole as pull out a case. Kaine we got some trouble.
What's going on.
Immortals are here.
Fuck. Taylor put the brick back," there's immortals up front."
" Damn, put the rack back." Taylor opens a box pulling out a book bag. I grab the rack almost throwing against the wall.
They're trying to go in the back. Taylor leans against the wall next to the door. She creaks the door looking down the hall. "Come on," I follow her out the room in the women's restroom. I close the door listening, " we need to check the back Tony."
" Come on," Taylor waves me over to the open window. She crawls through with ease while I squeeze through the tiny window but the stalls.
" Come on before we get caught," Taylor looks around frantically. I stand up wiping the dirt of my hands. I close the window then we hurry down the alley.
Tommy, leave out of the bar casually.
Yall cool.
Yeah we left through the bathroom window.
They just went to the back. Taylor speed walk, " slow down. We need to meet up with Tommy and Susan." She stops, " they can meet a couple streets away from the bar."
" Okay," we walk out the other end of the alley. We walk the same pace as the crowd. We stop at the end of the end of the street.
Kaine where are you?
Give us a minute. Taylor walks up to an empty store and pulls out the key unlocking the door.
Where on the corner of Curran by the Art place.
We're on our way. I back away from the windows. I turn around seeing tables covered in table clothes.
" Where are we?"
" A little mom and pop store," Taylor pulls the box out of the book bag.
" How did they know we would be here," I stand in front of the table.
" Imani knows that I have many stash places. She only knows about this one." She opens the box full of diamonds, gold coins and a ruby.
" How long have you been living?" I stare at the box," a every long time," she closed the box putting it back in the bag. I lean against the wall staring at Taylor. I watch every little movement she makes. From fixing the hat to bouncing her feet.
" Are you anxious?" She looks at me, " you would be too. If a group of well trained assassins are on your ass." I push off the wall, " how do you know that their well trained?"
" I'm the one that trained them." I stand over top of her," you must be the best."
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