Sins ch 6

They watched Max head for the door. What she had just done at the table confirmed what Tyler had said. They looked at each other and then followed her. Max wove her way through the crowd. She was too pissed to care if they were following her. She had enough fun for tonight. She made it to the door willing the crowded floor behind her to block the boy's exit. She knew they wouldn't dare use to get past everyone.

She exited Nicky's and headed for the street. She was heading for the bus stop around the corner. She started walking faster when she cleared the crowded areas on the sidewalk. The anger was starting to cool and she was starting to get scared. They knew her secret and she didn't think they would let that go. She was worried that they might hurt her or worse

She had no way of knowing if these were the boys or some other guys with powers of their own. She reached the bus stop and stood next to it. She was trying to calm her nerves. She pulled the jacket tighter and fixed the collar. She looked at her watch according to the display she had a few minutes wait. She was rapidly getting more scared by the moment.

Caleb was the first to make it through the crowd and he was pissed when he reached the door. Tyler, Reid, and then Pogue reached him after that. Tyler was wiping the front of his jacket, because someone had spilled their drink on him as he passed. None of them we're in a good mood. "Great just great she's gone" said Caleb." Does anyone know what she drives?" said Tyler. They shrugged "I don't think she even does drive, she got here on the bus remember" said Pogue. "Good point lets go look for her" said Caleb.

They headed for their vehicles Tyler and Reid in Tyler's truck. Pogue on his bike and Caleb in his mustang. They pulled out of Nicky's and went in opposite directions. They were just driving around looking for her.

Max stood at the bus stop and for some reason decided to step back into the shadows of the alley behind her. She watched as Caleb cruised by in his mustang. "Nice wheels " she murmured as he passed. The bus pulled up and Max got on. She breathed a sigh of relief when she sat down. Her nerves were giving her the shakes.

She was scared, something that never happened. She decided to go see Gorman, she needed answers and she wouldn't be able to sleep otherwise.

Tyler was driving around the block when he had an idea. He pulled over "drive for awhile, I have a hunch," said Tyler. He got out of the hummer. Reid scooted over to the drivers seat. "I'll call you if it plays out" said Tyler. Then Reid watched as Tyler headed for a bus stop. Then he got on one when it pulled up.

He dropped a dollar in the metal container by the door and sat down. The bus was nearly deserted and everyone was sleeping. He closed his eyes and made it so no one would notice him sitting there and waited. He was rewarded for his hunch a few blocks from Nicky's. When Max climbed on board the bus. She sat down without noticing him. He decided to watch her. She looked scared and she was visibly trembling. Did she think they wanted to hurt her? He looked worried for a second, what they had done was unfair to her.

He was just worried she was another Chase, that's why he approached Caleb in the first place. She wasn't acting like she was though, she was acting like she was hiding or running from them. They pulled through a familiar neighborhood and she stood up to get off, he followed her.

He watched her walk down the street turn down a dirt lane and keep walking."Oh shit," he breathed in fear. He knew where she was heading and Caleb would not like it. Tyler pulled out his phone and called Reid. Telling him where she had gotten off the bus and where she was heading.

"Oh shit, I'll call the others and meet you there" said Reid. He hung up with Tyler and scrolled down his friends list on his phone. Called Pogue then Caleb. He called Pogue first hoping Pogue would get there first and keep Caleb from killing her.

Max walked up to the door and knocked without hesitating. Tyler followed her silently watching her. She knocked on the door and called Gorman by name. The old guy opened the door and let her in. And closed the door behind her.

Tyler shook his head yeah Caleb would not like this at all. He walked towards the house he was almost to the door when Reid pulled up and then Pogue. Reid climbed out of the truck and headed for the door and Tyler. "How did she even know about this place?" Pogue was saying as he walked up. "I don't know?" said Tyler

Max was relieved when Gorman finally opened the door. She had felt like she was being watched all the way here. "What do you want it's late?" said Gorman. " I need to look at the book" said Max "and this could not wait until morning?" said Gorman." No something happened tonight," said Max. "What?' asked Gorman. "Well I was playing pool against this guy I know from school and he used," said Max "he used?" said Gorman "he tried to redirect my balls on the table, so I would miss" said Max

"And you did what?" asked Gorman. "I blocked him and won but I know he felt me use," said Max. "You think he knew what you were doing?" said Gorman. "Oh I know he knew and his friends can do it too" said Max. "Why do you think that?" asked Gorman. "Because I played right into their trap and played another game," said Max.

"I'm assuming that's where the coat came from?" said Gorman." Yeah, I won it off one of them," said Max "so can I go look at it?" said Max "of course its more yours than mine child" said Gorman "cool" said Max and headed for the basement door. She unlocked it and walked down the stairs. Gorman was about to follow her when someone else knocked on the door.

He went to answer it grumbling about young people. It turned out to be the boys at the door "where is she?" said Caleb. "Inside" said Gorman Caleb and the others walked in the door. They started for the stairs and then realized the door to the basement was standing wide open. Caleb swore as did the others and headed for the stairs.

Max retrieved the heavy book from the shelf and set it on the stand. She started flipping pages, then stopped. She had no idea where to find what she was looking for so she did what Gorman had said to do.

Ask the book directly "all right book, show me the names of the current Covenant members," she said the pages began to flip on their own. She was so intent on what she was doing that she didn't hear four sets of footsteps on the stairs.

"Their Names are, Tyler Sims, Pogue Parry, Reid Garwin and Caleb Danvers," said each of the boys in turn. They continued to descend the stairs. "And you have a lot of explaining to do" said Caleb.