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Authors: Rachel Medhurst
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engrossed in our own lives, we hadn’t really sat down and found out what had happened to each of our parents when they were locked up with Nick.
‘He wants to see her.’
The monotone of his voice made Mother pinch the skin on my back. Her fear transferred through her hands and onto me.
‘No chance,’ I replied, squaring my shoulders when he moved from one foot to the other.
A siren sounded in the distance. Someone had probably called the police. That was not a good thing. The last thing we needed was police attention on our weird little family.
‘You need to leave before the police get here.’
My phone burst into music. I ignored it as I had a staring competition with our foe.
‘Nick will not be happy,’ one of the others said.
His words weren’t aimed at me. He looked past me to my mother. The ring leader clicked his fingers and the others retreated.
‘You’re lucky today. Nick doesn’t want any bloodshed. Which is a shame, because I’ve been wanting to get revenge ever since your brother scarred our leader.’
The man was in his late twenties. His eyes were vacant. His skin was pale. He was almost robotic as he took calculated steps backwards without turning around. He didn’t trust me not to attack when he wasn’t looking.
‘I will kill Taurus. Tell him that his friend from the bus is not happy. He’ll understand what I mean.’
When he was far enough away, he spun and disappeared across the road and down an alley.
‘That was dodgy,’ I said, turning.
I had been so wrapped up in my conversation with the leader, I hadn’t noticed that the pressure of Mother’s grip had lessened. She was no longer behind me. My gaze searched the street. All was quiet. Only a few stragglers remained. The siren sounded nearby so I sprinted back towards Mother’s flat. Where had she gone? Did they take her or had she escaped as soon as they had left us?
‘Mother?’ I shouted on the off chance she was hiding nearby.
My phone rang again. I answered it, swearing when Aries cursed at me down the phone.
‘Where the hell are you? What’s happening?’
Swallowing, I paused when I came to the end of the road. People no longer stared at me as I left the spectators behind. My eyes searched everywhere but I couldn’t see her.
‘I’ve lost her. She just bloody…’
Aries swore again. I had to bite my tongue. If he carried on, I would lose it with him and it wasn’t his fault. How hadn’t I known that she had let go? She would be safe. She would go back to the flat.
‘Aries, she’s not right. Something is seriously wrong with her.’
I spotted a long coat retreating down a side street. It looked familiar so I gave chase.
‘I know, I noticed.’ Aries sighed.
‘Why are we bothering? If she wants to go to him, we should let her.’ I struggled to pull air into my lungs as I spoke and ran at the same time.
‘She’s our mother. Find her!’
I clicked the phone off and sped up. He was right. We had to take care of our parents. Shouldn’t it be the other way round? Shouldn’t they be keeping us safe?
‘Mother!’
My shout made her glance over her shoulder. It was her. I only just recognised her with her dyed blonde hair.
‘Will you stop?’ I shouted.
She paused, waiting for me to catch up to her.
Her whole frame was folded in on itself. She shrunk under my gaze when I reached her. She looked like a guilty child about to be told off for running away. I couldn’t understand why she was acting so strange. I had never seen her so vulnerable before. She had always been tough.
‘Take me home,’ she mumbled, tugging on my sleeve.
I glanced around to make sure no one had followed us. Texting Taurus, I let him know that I had Mother and was taking her back to her place.
After I had sorted her out, I would leave her and go to the hotel. I wanted to be in on the action. For a long time, Aries had the main job. When he’d gone into hospital, I relished the opportunity to do more.
‘Let’s
‘He wants to see her.’
The monotone of his voice made Mother pinch the skin on my back. Her fear transferred through her hands and onto me.
‘No chance,’ I replied, squaring my shoulders when he moved from one foot to the other.
A siren sounded in the distance. Someone had probably called the police. That was not a good thing. The last thing we needed was police attention on our weird little family.
‘You need to leave before the police get here.’
My phone burst into music. I ignored it as I had a staring competition with our foe.
‘Nick will not be happy,’ one of the others said.
His words weren’t aimed at me. He looked past me to my mother. The ring leader clicked his fingers and the others retreated.
‘You’re lucky today. Nick doesn’t want any bloodshed. Which is a shame, because I’ve been wanting to get revenge ever since your brother scarred our leader.’
The man was in his late twenties. His eyes were vacant. His skin was pale. He was almost robotic as he took calculated steps backwards without turning around. He didn’t trust me not to attack when he wasn’t looking.
‘I will kill Taurus. Tell him that his friend from the bus is not happy. He’ll understand what I mean.’
When he was far enough away, he spun and disappeared across the road and down an alley.
‘That was dodgy,’ I said, turning.
I had been so wrapped up in my conversation with the leader, I hadn’t noticed that the pressure of Mother’s grip had lessened. She was no longer behind me. My gaze searched the street. All was quiet. Only a few stragglers remained. The siren sounded nearby so I sprinted back towards Mother’s flat. Where had she gone? Did they take her or had she escaped as soon as they had left us?
‘Mother?’ I shouted on the off chance she was hiding nearby.
My phone rang again. I answered it, swearing when Aries cursed at me down the phone.
‘Where the hell are you? What’s happening?’
Swallowing, I paused when I came to the end of the road. People no longer stared at me as I left the spectators behind. My eyes searched everywhere but I couldn’t see her.
‘I’ve lost her. She just bloody…’
Aries swore again. I had to bite my tongue. If he carried on, I would lose it with him and it wasn’t his fault. How hadn’t I known that she had let go? She would be safe. She would go back to the flat.
‘Aries, she’s not right. Something is seriously wrong with her.’
I spotted a long coat retreating down a side street. It looked familiar so I gave chase.
‘I know, I noticed.’ Aries sighed.
‘Why are we bothering? If she wants to go to him, we should let her.’ I struggled to pull air into my lungs as I spoke and ran at the same time.
‘She’s our mother. Find her!’
I clicked the phone off and sped up. He was right. We had to take care of our parents. Shouldn’t it be the other way round? Shouldn’t they be keeping us safe?
‘Mother!’
My shout made her glance over her shoulder. It was her. I only just recognised her with her dyed blonde hair.
‘Will you stop?’ I shouted.
She paused, waiting for me to catch up to her.
Her whole frame was folded in on itself. She shrunk under my gaze when I reached her. She looked like a guilty child about to be told off for running away. I couldn’t understand why she was acting so strange. I had never seen her so vulnerable before. She had always been tough.
‘Take me home,’ she mumbled, tugging on my sleeve.
I glanced around to make sure no one had followed us. Texting Taurus, I let him know that I had Mother and was taking her back to her place.
After I had sorted her out, I would leave her and go to the hotel. I wanted to be in on the action. For a long time, Aries had the main job. When he’d gone into hospital, I relished the opportunity to do more.
‘Let’s
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