By 5am in the morning, Javier was woken up by Luis who looked like he was about to get killed.
"Wake up ese, we have to go." He said with urgency as he tapped him.
"What do you mean?" He said as he sat up " what is going on?"
"The cops are in us Javier, we have to get outta here." He said as he held on to his gun.
It was at this point that he heard the sirens ringing outside the house and immediately, he stood up, picked up his flip-flops and Javier guided him as he was weak and tired.
They got downstairs and they saw the others engaging in a gun fight with the cops. A policeman tried to arrck them but was immediately shot on the head by Fernando.
"Go!" He said wildly. "Get the hell outta here." Javier didn't need to delay as they managed to get to the backyard and saw two dead policemen and they got on a bike and started moving.
"We have to get to our other base Javier." He said in a loud voice as they were on the road. "I wonder who ratted out our location to the cops."
"I feel like someone followed us because of the sound of gunshots that came from the house."
" Well that could also be the case but how did we not notice that?"
" Well most of us just wanted to get out of there as soon as possible and no one checked around for some intruder. "
" You might be right ese, we didn't focus on anything other than getting the hell outta that place and that rat has people who would do anything for him." He said as he gritted his teeth with rage.
" I deserve the blame for this bullshit that is happening man; why did you bother saving me? " At this point, Javier felt like he just screwed up one chance he had.
"You made a mistake but you are a starter and you will learn with them ese, don't be hard on yourself; we'll get out of this patch soon enough." He said with an enthusiastic voice.
This was meant to make him feel better but he felt more angry at himself. He felt like he had destroyed all their plans.
"The others have not caused an issue that led to this. I am so stupid for this." He thought to himself.
The rest of the ride was quiet and Luis told him that they were a few minutes away from their hideout. As they were still going, Javier saw a motorcycle behind them with a masked man riding it.
"Um Luis?"
"Yeah?"
"I think someone is following us and he looks suspicious."
Immediately, Luis took a different path from the one that they were originally going to. They kept going deep into a bush as the man kept following them.
"This guy is definitely after our lives man." He said as he pulled out his gun and handed it to Javier who grabbed it immediately with his good hand.
"Shoot his tire now!" He said as he accelerated.
Immediately, the masked man brought out his wepon but Javier shot at his tire and the bike fell to the ground with the man but another gunshot was heard and Luis fell off from the bike and they all went to the ground.
Immediately, the man who was following them started running towards them and got shot by Javier on the chest.
"Good boy, you are doing well." Luis said with a weak voice as he somehow managed to stand up.
" Are you okay ese?" He asked with concern as he saw the bullet wound on his shoulder.
"Of course brother, it is just a shot to my..." Immediately, Luis was shot again and fell to the floor lifeless. He immediately started shooting at the direction of where the shot came from. He then knelt down beside Louis's body.
"Luis man please wake up." He said with tears in his eyes. He didn't want to lose anyone he knew again.
"I'm still awake Javier." He said with a weak voice as he coughed. His eyes were barely open.
"I caused all these things; if I had watched him, things would have not gotten to this point." He said with pain in his voice. " How are you still alive? You are strong."
"I guess he is alive to witness your death little one." He heard a cold voice say from behind him as he felt a gun being pressed to the back of his head.
"Don't move or turn your head or you will be gone in seconds." He said as he stood him up.
" Come with me you fucking rat." He ordered as Javier followed him. They went deep into the forest and they kept walking till they got to a big tree which stank and smelled like a lot of dead bodies had been deposited there.
"I know that you must be wondering what you are here for." And immediately, he was kicked by the man as he fell to the floor groaning. He finally saw the face of the man who took him. He was average height with tattoos all over his body and had a muscular build.
"Well if you take a whiff of what's smelling here, you would know what's about to happen. He said with a wicked smile on his face. "Or don't you recognize the smell?"
Javier at this point knew that it was time up. He knew that he was going to meet his parents. At least he would be safe there.
Speak up you fool!" He said with an angry voice as he kicked him on the ribs.
"Just kill me already eh!" He said in response to his violent act. He was surprised at what he just said and he wondered if he was ready for death to take him away.
"You don't raise your voice at me motherfucker!" He said as he got enraged and cocked his gun.
" Well I guess this is the end." He thought to himself as he got ready for the gun shot and darkness. He closed his eyes and he heard the gunshot. He opened his eyes and expected to be in a white garment that his grandma told him that all people who die wear or in a different world but he was still wearing his shorts and t-shirt while on the forest floor. He looked around him and saw the man on the floor dead and saw Antonio looking at him.
"Are you okay man?" He said as he picked him up.
"I don't know ese, I don't know."
"Luis called me and directed me to where he was. He said as they got on his bike which was parked a few meters away. "He told me about the route this idiot took you through."
" How about Luis, is he fine?" He asked hoping to hear some positive news.
" Well, he was too weak and he died." Immediately, he broke down in tears as Antonio comforted him.
" It will be alright ese." He said.
"It is not alright Antonio." He cried. "I caused his death."
"These things happen to everyone who is into the fast life, you just have to accept it as a part of life here." He said as they started moving. " We'll all miss him too but we have to let it go."
Javier just kept quiet throughout the journey and was filled with grief.
They finally got to the hideout and got into a room, locked the door and cried his eyes out till he fell asleep.