Ella, Phil, and their friends met me outside the warehouse earlier tonight. It seems that they've been following me, but I'm glad because now I have people who can help me take down Haney. I also feel like I recognize two of the girls with Ella and Phil. I wanted to say something about it, but I couldn't bring myself to ask. One of the girls was very kind to me and got pretty close when we were outside. We did no planning, as everyone was exhausted. But, they said we could continue tomorrow.
They offered me a ride back home to Charlotte, and I accepted the offer. The car ride was awkward, but Ella's friends talked along the way, so it wasn't as uncomfortable. The car door opens as I step out of the vehicle "Thank you so much" I say to Phil and the others "We should meet up at a park tomorrow for the planning" I suggest. "Yes, we should" Phil agrees with me. "Is Ramsey Park fine?" I suggested a park with a playground.
I wanted to take Charlotte's son, Carson out to a park to have fun. He seems bored all the time at home talking about robots. "Yeah, sure" Phil replied. "Here" I take a bracelet from Ella's hands "There's a tracker in it. Tell her to wear it at all times so we can find her in case she gets taken by Haney"
"Will do" I say. I make my way to Charlotte's doorbell. Waiting ends when Charlotte unlocks the door for me. She pulls me in for a hug "Vick, I've been so worried for you!" She shouts. Ella and the others drive off as I join her in on the moment. "God, what happened to you" she asked with her voice filled with concern.
"It's okay now. My coworker knows about Haney's crew and saved me. That was actually them who dropped me off" I add. "Come inside, please," she says. I sit in a chair in the bathroom as she cries for me. The blood on my face disappears with every wipe Charlotte gently makes. "Ouch," I said while flinching from the sting. "I'm sorry, Vick" she apologizes. "It's okay" I reply. I feel her soft cheeks as I gently rub my hands against them "You're so beautiful"
Her cheeks instantly turn red as she quickly glances away. It makes me form a smile as I watch her smile while tugging at her lips. "Don't say that" she softly pushes my shoulders. I chuckled softly at first until she joined in on the laugh. "Are we like an MTV music video couple now?" I made a joke. "Oh my God, I remember those! MTV was everything back then. I used to check the schedules for the music videos" she laughs. I say another "I can imagine you lighting up the screens in those videos"
"Vick, stop it" She chuckles with embarrassment. We both read our minds as we lean in for a hug.
TRAUMA OF '89
VOLUME 1, CHAPTER 9, PLANS OF INTERCEPTION
Me, Charlotte, and Carson arrive at the park, stepping out of the car as we walk to the playground. Carson climbs onto the playground while screaming "Mom! Vick!! Hi!!" Trying to get her attention. I smiled for a bit, noticing that we both looked like a married couple. I'm happy with Charlotte. I want to be with her for the rest of my life.
Charlotte let out a little giggle "I see you!"
Who would've thought I'd ever find someone so perfect after prison? The sound of a car door shutting is heard from the distance. Ella and the others step out of the car all at the same time like in those movies. At that moment, I felt relieved and saved by them. I've been all alone ever since '89, but now I have them. Together, we can all take down Haney's crew for good.
"Hey," Ella greets us. "Hey," we reply. We're all huddled up in a circle "Why don't we start with introductions?" Priscilla says. "Okay, but I already know Ella, Phil, and...her" I pointed to Veronica. "M- me?" She stuttered. "Yeah, you were that stalker from the other day. I'm still wondering why you guys were stalking me all this time" I added.
"Stalking you? No, we weren't" Ella replied. I squint, revealing the face of suspicion. "My name is Priscilla" a woman reveals. "I'm..." she quickly pauses her sentence for a few seconds "Amy"
"Amy? Hi," I said. Kind of suspicious of her to pause. Something is off about this group now. Are they all lying about their names? Should we really trust them? What could they do to gain our trust? No, there's nothing for them to do as of right now. We just have to plan.
This is the plan. The plan was to follow me to Haney's warehouse until we left for the victim's house, Hailey. They will follow me with a tracker they're gonna put on me, another watch. Amy asked us if we could get the police involved, but Emily said that if we did, they might kick us out of the operation, and they might also think that we were lying, and they might also send me back to prison again. So that's out of the plan, but the only time we'll be calling is after I leave the warehouse. They're gonna call and tell the police to investigate the warehouse near Lake Travis.
Haney says that Chris has been stalking Hailey and knows when she gets off work, and where she lives. Around thirty minutes before she gets off, we're gonna go to Hailey's house and wait until she gets home inside. How we're gonna get inside her house? We're gonna break in and wait for her. She lives alone with two children, one is a teen and the other is a kid. Hailey will step into her house to find her kids tied up as Haney's men close the door, locking her inside. In the house, they stated that they're gonna have fun with her before taking her to the disgusting warehouse.
We're not gonna let that happen. Once we do get inside the house, the kids will be long gone because Amy and Veronica will be convincing the kids to go with them to safety. When Hailey steps out of the car, Ella and the others will tell her that her children are safe and that there are criminals in her home. They'll take her to safety and then enter her house, surprising Haney's crew. Phil is gonna hook us up with weapons, such as batons for knocking them out, and if necessary, guns.
Once they enter, the man behind the door will close the door behind them, and then they'll pull out their weapons and knock them all out. I'll be joining along too. Then, finally, we'll call the police to arrest them.
5:00 P.M
"I'm so sorry we have to leave work so early," I say to Fernando "We just had a few things pop up in our schedule, I'll stay over my shift next time I come back"
"No, no! It's okay, Vick! I understand you and Ella have other things to care about in your life, so don't sweat it, and don't stay overtime here" Fernando understood us. He pats me on the shoulders and points at the door "You're free to go, guys! Hahah!"
I whisper to Ella "I'll go out first and then you'll come out second. I can't let Haney's crew see that you came out with me"
"Got it" Ella replied. The door opens as I push. Haney's crew is in a rusty truck with their windows open "Get inside, Vick" Chris says. I jump on the back of the truck as the truck takes off. "Don't worry, Vick. Today you won't be able to manipulate girls to fall in love with you. Tomorrow you'll have the chance" a man said to me. "I'm excited" I lied while looking away with the cool wind blowing against my hair.
6:27 P.M
"You guys ready to roll?" Haney asks the group. "Yeah!" They all shout, including me. "Our first ever victim in the last thirty years," Haney says "All with the help of Vick. We missed you, Vick" he smiles at me and gently lifts my head with my chin. All these years, he stopped the kidnappings and murdering, but he's back at it all because of me. The day we all reunited, he told me that they stopped kidnapping, and just wanted to steal. So, all the junk in the warehouse was thirty years of burglary.
When I got released, it reminded him of the time he used to take young souls. I don't know why, but this all feels like my fault. The thing is, he also knew I'd be back in Austin, which is why he moved out of the country first, and then to Austin. "When are we leaving" I asked. "Right now, let's go" Chris answered while turning. "Good luck, everyone," Haney says as everyone moves out of the warehouse. Haney and his remaining crew make their way back to the office. I became the last person to come out as I shut the warehouse door.
At Hailey's house, the gang takes turns jumping over the fence into the backyard. I notice a car parked across the street that looks familiar; it's Phil and the others. I see Phil give me a thumbs up as I assume that means they got the kids to safety. "Hurry!" A man shouts at me "It's your turn!" He added. I grip the fence as I jump, lifting myself at the same time until making it on top. I land on a cement ground after jumping off. We're in.
Chris picks up a rock from the ground and chucks it at a window, shattering it to pieces and creating an opening for us. In the house, we searched for the children, but they were nowhere to be found. "Guys, you think Hailey might've dropped them off at a relative or something?" A man asked. "Yeah, no shit. She probably did" Chris says "Fuck!" He slams his hands on the dining table. A smile manages to come out on my face.
I know they did it. Good job to them. I walk over to the front window by the front door, looking through the blinds for Hailey and the others. The headlight of a car shines in the neighborhood until entering the driveway to park, blinding me. I quickly step away from the blinds, pretending to be shocked "Guys! I think that's her!"
"Step away from the window!" Chris shouts. "I am," I say back. We hid behind a wall in the hallway as someone hid next to the door to close it, locking Hailey in. It takes Hailey and the others a few minutes to step into the house "Where the heck is she?" The man questions. "Just you wait. When she walks through that door, we're gonna have so much fun, hahaha" he gave a creepy laugh.
"You guys got this, I have to use the bathroom," I said as I got up. "Vick! What the fuck!?" Chris shouted quietly. "A man has to pee, man" I replied. I shut the door and looked out the window to stop Ella and the others from taking Hailey to their car. "Good, good," I said out loud. I let the water run from the sink as I pretended to wash my hands. I suddenly hear the front door open as I rush to the gang "Idiot!" Chris shouts as he hits me on the chest. The door opens, revealing Ella and the others. "Huh-?" Chris let out a sound.
The man behind the door closes the doors, trapping Ella and the others. "What!?" The man shouts, surprised by a whole group. Phil quickly takes out his baton and he swings at the man's head, knocking him out. "What the fuck!!?" Chris shouts as Ella pulls out a metal pipe while smirking "Go!"
The group rushes to the gang as I kick Chris to the ground and stomp on his head "Aah!" He screams as he looks up at me "Vick! What is this!?"
I stood above him as I pull out a pistol "I'm rebelling against Haney, you lowlife scumbag"
TO BE CONTINUED....