Chapter 14.
. 2.33pm .
The crew pilled into two black SUV's that stood in the driveway. Brand new, tinted windows, fake plates. Rachel, Memphis, Sway, Tumbler and Mirror man into one, Donny, Sphinx, Kip and Freb into another.
Otto watched from the door of the garage as they pulled away, and swept around the corner leaving nothing but clouds of dust in their wake. He pulled his walkie-talkie from his pocket and pushed the talk button,
"Good luck guys." He said "Think fast and be careful."
"We will." Came a reply over the waves, and to everyone's amazement, it was Sphinx.
***
Mirror man eased his car up to the curb opposite a small office parking lot. In a space at prime view was a gleaming silver Lamborghini Diablo. The corner of Sways mouth pulled up a fraction of an inch and she patted her coat to check that she had all she needed.
"See you guys later" She said reaching for her door handle.
"Wait." Memphis grabbed her arm and pointed over at a figure immerging from the building. The man pulled a key chain from his pocket and beeped off the alarm to the Lamborghini.
"Ah shit!" Cursed Mirror "He's heading for our pick."
"Yeah, but he just made our lives a hell of a lot quieter!" Tumbler muttered
"I'll stall him." Said Rachel, jumping from the SUV and heading across the street. She pushed the talk button on the walkie-talkie in her pocket and put it on lock, so that they could all hear what was going on.
"Hey there." She beamed, "Do you have a minute? I'm kinda lost!" She sashayed over to him and turned so that he stood with his back to the car.
Memphis smiled and shook his head, the girl had balls.
"Sure baby!" The guy leered at Rachel "Where is it you want to go?"
"Well, to be honest I don't really know! How 'bout I tell you what building I'm going to and you see if you can help me."
"Okay cupcake. Fire away!"
Memphis turned in the car and smiled at Sway over his shoulder "You ready?"
"You betcha." She grinned.
"Okay, go. But be fast, and quiet, they're not that far away."
Sway nodded and slid silently out of the car. She crept across the street, and dropped down at the side of the Lamborghini.
"Okay." Said the office guy as Rachel finished an elaborate story about ballet school and non-existent theatres "I think I can help you."
"Yeah right!" Snorted tumbler "How many ballerinas did you ever see in Docs and leather pants!"
Memphis didn't respond. He sat staring straight ahead watching Sway intently as she expertly jimmied her way into the car, looking up from her work every couple of seconds to check that Rachel was still talking. There was a soft pop and in a flash she was in and behind the wheel. She took a deep breath. Italy, leather, gasoline. Her kind of heaven.
She reached up under the steering column and pulled down a lone wire. She didn't need to check which one she had, she knew, she had done this too many times. She snipped it and at the same time slid a thin switch blade into the ignition. The car roared to life and Sway relished the powerful sound.
Rachel heard the noise before the suit did and she quickly flung her arms around his neck, pulling him into a hug to distract him.
"Thank you," She whispered sweetly into his ear "Thank you so much."
"Your welcome baby." He pulled away and grinned at her "You want a ride there? I have a real nice sports car I could take you in."
"Oh yeah." She raised her eyebrows innocently "Which one?"
He turned around and pointed at the empty spot where the Lamborghini had been.
Sway was nowhere to be seen.
His jaw dropped open and a small, pathetic squeak escaped his mouth.
"What the?" He turned back to Rachel. "My fucking cars been stolen!"
Rachel let out a girly huff "Yeah, whatever!"
"It has!" He exclaimed, "It was right there in that fucking spot!!"
"Sure, sure it was cupcake." Rachel turned on her heel and stalked back across the street, to the SUV, leaving the suit standing dumbly staring at his parking spot.
"She pulled the lock off her walkie-talkie and hauled it from her pocket as she climbed in the car. "30 seconds Sway. Not bad."
There was no response.
"Sway?" Memphis clicked the talk button on his own receiver.
The roar of a car came floating over the airwaves.
"You okay?" Asked Memphis.
"Lamborghini." Sway whispered headily.
Memphis smiled and shook his head. That was all they were going to get from her.
"Ouch." Said Tumbler "I think that guy might be having a hernia." He pointed over at the Lamborghini owner who stood in the same spot, his mouth opening and closing wildly.
"Yeah well, leachy bastard deserves all he gets!" Rachel snarled, "People like that should not be able to drive cars like THAT! Right Sway?"
Still no reply.
"We've lost her until she's parked that car." Commented Memphis matter-of- factly "Now can we get out of here before that guy notices that Rachel isn't the only one in this car?"
"You're the boss dude." Mirror started up the SUV and made a U-turn in the road.
As the car pulled away an headed back down the street Memphis looked out of the window and took a deep, slow breath.
"One down." He said more to himself than anyone else.
*** End Chapter 14 ***
Author's note - Okay, so its short! I know, but hey it's a chapter right? I'm sorry folks, I'll try and make the next one a bit longer!
. 2.33pm .
The crew pilled into two black SUV's that stood in the driveway. Brand new, tinted windows, fake plates. Rachel, Memphis, Sway, Tumbler and Mirror man into one, Donny, Sphinx, Kip and Freb into another.
Otto watched from the door of the garage as they pulled away, and swept around the corner leaving nothing but clouds of dust in their wake. He pulled his walkie-talkie from his pocket and pushed the talk button,
"Good luck guys." He said "Think fast and be careful."
"We will." Came a reply over the waves, and to everyone's amazement, it was Sphinx.
***
Mirror man eased his car up to the curb opposite a small office parking lot. In a space at prime view was a gleaming silver Lamborghini Diablo. The corner of Sways mouth pulled up a fraction of an inch and she patted her coat to check that she had all she needed.
"See you guys later" She said reaching for her door handle.
"Wait." Memphis grabbed her arm and pointed over at a figure immerging from the building. The man pulled a key chain from his pocket and beeped off the alarm to the Lamborghini.
"Ah shit!" Cursed Mirror "He's heading for our pick."
"Yeah, but he just made our lives a hell of a lot quieter!" Tumbler muttered
"I'll stall him." Said Rachel, jumping from the SUV and heading across the street. She pushed the talk button on the walkie-talkie in her pocket and put it on lock, so that they could all hear what was going on.
"Hey there." She beamed, "Do you have a minute? I'm kinda lost!" She sashayed over to him and turned so that he stood with his back to the car.
Memphis smiled and shook his head, the girl had balls.
"Sure baby!" The guy leered at Rachel "Where is it you want to go?"
"Well, to be honest I don't really know! How 'bout I tell you what building I'm going to and you see if you can help me."
"Okay cupcake. Fire away!"
Memphis turned in the car and smiled at Sway over his shoulder "You ready?"
"You betcha." She grinned.
"Okay, go. But be fast, and quiet, they're not that far away."
Sway nodded and slid silently out of the car. She crept across the street, and dropped down at the side of the Lamborghini.
"Okay." Said the office guy as Rachel finished an elaborate story about ballet school and non-existent theatres "I think I can help you."
"Yeah right!" Snorted tumbler "How many ballerinas did you ever see in Docs and leather pants!"
Memphis didn't respond. He sat staring straight ahead watching Sway intently as she expertly jimmied her way into the car, looking up from her work every couple of seconds to check that Rachel was still talking. There was a soft pop and in a flash she was in and behind the wheel. She took a deep breath. Italy, leather, gasoline. Her kind of heaven.
She reached up under the steering column and pulled down a lone wire. She didn't need to check which one she had, she knew, she had done this too many times. She snipped it and at the same time slid a thin switch blade into the ignition. The car roared to life and Sway relished the powerful sound.
Rachel heard the noise before the suit did and she quickly flung her arms around his neck, pulling him into a hug to distract him.
"Thank you," She whispered sweetly into his ear "Thank you so much."
"Your welcome baby." He pulled away and grinned at her "You want a ride there? I have a real nice sports car I could take you in."
"Oh yeah." She raised her eyebrows innocently "Which one?"
He turned around and pointed at the empty spot where the Lamborghini had been.
Sway was nowhere to be seen.
His jaw dropped open and a small, pathetic squeak escaped his mouth.
"What the?" He turned back to Rachel. "My fucking cars been stolen!"
Rachel let out a girly huff "Yeah, whatever!"
"It has!" He exclaimed, "It was right there in that fucking spot!!"
"Sure, sure it was cupcake." Rachel turned on her heel and stalked back across the street, to the SUV, leaving the suit standing dumbly staring at his parking spot.
"She pulled the lock off her walkie-talkie and hauled it from her pocket as she climbed in the car. "30 seconds Sway. Not bad."
There was no response.
"Sway?" Memphis clicked the talk button on his own receiver.
The roar of a car came floating over the airwaves.
"You okay?" Asked Memphis.
"Lamborghini." Sway whispered headily.
Memphis smiled and shook his head. That was all they were going to get from her.
"Ouch." Said Tumbler "I think that guy might be having a hernia." He pointed over at the Lamborghini owner who stood in the same spot, his mouth opening and closing wildly.
"Yeah well, leachy bastard deserves all he gets!" Rachel snarled, "People like that should not be able to drive cars like THAT! Right Sway?"
Still no reply.
"We've lost her until she's parked that car." Commented Memphis matter-of- factly "Now can we get out of here before that guy notices that Rachel isn't the only one in this car?"
"You're the boss dude." Mirror started up the SUV and made a U-turn in the road.
As the car pulled away an headed back down the street Memphis looked out of the window and took a deep, slow breath.
"One down." He said more to himself than anyone else.
*** End Chapter 14 ***
Author's note - Okay, so its short! I know, but hey it's a chapter right? I'm sorry folks, I'll try and make the next one a bit longer!