The next morning I left the house after Jacinda, Zedikha and Tony. We all went to different schools. So we only see each other when we get home. I made my way to Annay house. I climb up the steps to their porch and rang the doorbell. Her mother Angharad Ramcon answers the door. Short blond hair and light blue eyes. "Annay! Wayna here and ware your jacket it's going to get cold." Angharad yelled up the stairs.
Annay came down the stairs quickly, with her jacket on. "Bye mom." She said to her mom walking with me going out the door.
"So Wayna." Annay went. "Why don't you use this new form of yours?"
"We've been over this. The whole army will be all over us. Then bomb us like no tomorrow if I use that form." I said to her. As we walk Annia was on her front porch waiting for us. She then ran off her porch and joins our walk.
"So what are we talking about an." Annia said walking next to Annay.
"Wayna don't want to use her new powers." Annay said with disappointed a voice.
"Oh that. You know why." Annia said.
"Hey don't tell me, tell Hayla. She still has to walk even though she has Clifford our friend here now." She said throwing her arms out for more emphasis.
"Let's just get everyone else please!" I snap at them irritated. "I'm sure Hayla will understand."
We manage to get everyone and Hayla was complaining in my ear the whole time. "What are you? Satin? You can be at school in a second and you chose to walk?" Hayla said complain.
At school it was lunch time and we were further discussing my new powers. Also Kinto had some news to share.
"Look my mother talked to shrift Trevor about some missing mail." Kinto said he had our full attention now. "It turns out only the letters from our fathers are missing."
"The only people who know that we get letters from our dads are the cops." Kat said looking suspicious. "I haven't got a letter from my dad in weeks."
"Look we all know what dirty cop still works for those gangs in the everglades. The same one who follow us here." Raze said getting angrier.
"Guys I know we all hate him and that he's a -"I began and was cut off.
"Murdering baster." Ron and Mon finish my sentence, I glare at them.
"But we don't know for sure if he's the one gathering the letters. Only Shrift Trevor knows about us getting letters from our dads." I said to them. As much as I hated Kahamu we didn't know for sure.
"Yeah our mom's did ask him not to tell other police officers know about it." Kate said looking down at her plate.
"That still doesn't mean he couldn't find out somehow." Hayla said with a serious expression. "Those gang members want the location of our dads. We all know Officer Kahamu is in their back pocket. He will be monitoring any mail to us and try to get there location."
"Annay what do you think?" Annia ask Annay said looking at her friend.
"I think that baster Kahamu did it! I bet he even been feeding the gang leader boss info." She said growling. "Yeah! Someone needs to mess him up."
"Enough guys! I'll confront him." I said getting up. "And stay out of trouble! Hayla and Raze I'm looking at you." They both look at me with confusion. Giving me a 'what did I do' look? I walk away leaving the cafeteria putting the tray away. I went out the door and down the hallway walking passing the principle office. As I pass the office the baster of a cop Kahamu walk thru the door.
He stops in his tracks. The look I gave him made him knew I meant business. We stare at each other not a word pass our lips. The look he gave told me he could kill. I knew he could, after all I witness it before. I just wanted to get down to business and be on my way.
"Listen! Me and my friends are missing some letters. It turns out the only letters were stolen, was a very special letters." I said glaring at him.
"What does that has to do with me?" He glares with a wicked smile. "Are you accusing me Wayna?"
"Yes." I said I was not going to beat around the bush. I rather get right to it.
"Yes it is me and you'll be happy to know that my boss is very happy." He said with an crooked sneer Kahamu then he growl. "Unfortunately when they went there, they became loss. Guess what I just found out?"
"What that?" I ask in a growl clinching my fist.
"That you kids were lying! I haven't got the proof but you were. Just for the hell of it when I find out how. I'm making sure your sister loose her kid. I know she's on probation. Just one thing can make her loose her. I'll personally make sure she won't ever see her kid again. Hehehe. " Kahamu chuckle angrily with a smile and push me out the way. "As far as I'm concern my business is done here." He then walks down the hall and go out the door.
Just then Annia and Annay walk thru the door with Kat and Kate behind them. "Hey boss. We just pass that baster in the cafeteria." Annay said walking up to me with the others. "Did the jack ass really steal the letters?"
"Yeah he stole the letters." I said to them keeping calm. "Don't do anything or attack him. Remember were being watched now more. So step lightly." I said to them. They just look away in anger and frustrated. "This is the last day of school. The last thing we need is trouble."
"Well fine. It might be too late." Annay said to me. "Summer is here."
"Just wait till schools out." I said to her.
Kinto then walks in. "So I heard everything and that baster is gone." He said walk in with the others. His voice then took on another tone. "Furthermore we got to talk and the rest of you meet us at the market. Do your jobs. We're expecting a shipment from our dads like we always do."
They all left leaving me and Kinto alone. Truth is told we didn't work in a regular market. We work in the Black Market. A family of close netted business, all own by our fathers. Our fathers weren't drug lords or human traffickers. "Wayna we got problems and it's more than just the letters."
"What is it?" I said and motion to show him to walk. We walk out of school and began to walk off school grounds.
"The market Wayna. The Black market. Kahamu suspects us. He had been digging around lately. After this shipment from our dads, we might have to hold off for a while. At least till Kahamu backs off."
"Of course he suspects! He knows the weapons are coming in. I see your point. I agree after this shipment we got to hold back. To be honest I'm tired of this ducking and dodging." Our fathers weren't drug lords but they are the number one weapons dealers.
My father Wayne and my friend's fathers transport weapons to clients for a living. We earn millions of dollars for high clients. Unfortunately we couldn't use all those unmark bills at all. Our fathers were the ones who clean the money. All we could do was send it to our fathers. Our fathers had us mange things for a while, in there abstains.
We left the Everglades for a reason. If we stay in the Black Market then Atlanta will become just like Everglades. "I know we need the money and all but this is part of the reason we left Everglades."
"Come on Wayna. You know it's for our fathers and bedside's our dads are away to kill the men that want them dead. By sending them money we help them stay alive." He said he then looks angry as we were walk on the street passing cars. "You know as well as I do, that officer Kahamu sending Intel to his drug boss about our dads. It is all the more reason to do this. We are all a family here. So that mean we need each other."
"I know. We can't even use that money. Not without tipping off police. Even more we can only send a small amount without bringing attention to our self. All that money we make and we still struggle." I said as we walk. I close my eyes and calm down. "So how are the weapons coming in today?"
"Simple. Bits and pieces are coming in toys, so the cops don't suspect. Warring gloves Ron and Mon are picking up the toys from the toys R-US trucks. Pay off the guy not to say anything. Hayla and Raze unload the toys. Kate and Kat take the toys apart. Then takes the weapons parts out and put them together. Annay and Annia put the toys back together, and then reload the toys to the truck. Then they send the truck on its way. Then Bradie counts the weapons and check everything. Hayla, Raze, Ron and Mon repack them. Me and you deliver them to our clients. But we both know that's not the tricky part. It always comes down to the money transfer. Even if they are long time clients it's still tricky."
"Well as far as our clients are concern our dads still in town and have been making the drop for the last few months." I said to him walking. "We do what we always do Kinto."
"That's right we stay out of sight. We drop the crates in a usual place away from prying eyes. Then our client's drops the money. They pick up their packages and leave. We get our money then we leave." I said moving as we made it to the black market.