The guys woke me up early the next morning. I was mad because it was earlier then when I was normally up for school. We had to wait outside the store for Jerry and the owner to get there. Jerry pulled up a few minutes before the owner got there. When the owner saw us he looked scared. Who wouldn't seeing 5 thugs standing outside your store.

"Can I help you?" he asked in his middle-eastern accent.

"Yeah we're Evelyn Mercer's kids we just wanted to look around inside and see if we can find anything." I said

"Oh come in. Its horrible what happened to her, such a sweet woman. I have something you might like to see." we went in and he showed us the surveillance tape from that night. I hadn't told any of the guys except Jerry what all happened. Actually I hadn't talked about it to any of them except Jerry. It was hard for me to watch the tape. As hard as it was I just couldn't turn away. It was like if I watched it then everything would fall into place and I would know who did it. I observed each of the guys reactions.

Bobby's POV

I can't believe they would kill our mother. She was the nicest lady around. As the video went on the more I got pissed. Especially when I saw the guys go over to Destini. I was absolutely ready to kill them then. They think they can try to rape my sister and kill my mother and get away with it? They're gonna have hell to pay.

Jerry's POV

Why would someone kill mom? It doesn't make sense. I knew what happened with Destini that night, but it killed me to watch it happening. At least they didn't get farther then kissing her. Even that's bad enough though. They are going to pay for what they did to my family. Hopefully the cops get them before Bobby, Angel, and Destini do. I'm not to worried about Jack he's not to much into that. You wouldn't think that she would be so much like Bobby with all she went through but she is. She's a good kid though.

Angel's POV

All I could think were those motherfucka's were gonna pay.

Jack's POV

I watched as they killed mom and went to Destini. It was to much to handle I had to walk to the back of the store or else I would be sick. I can't stand the thought of someone hurting my family like that.

Destini's POV

I felt bad for Jack when he walked to the back of the store. He never really liked a lot of violence. Its mostly because of his past though. We shared the same type of past and that's what gave us such a close bond. I wished that Jack hadn't had to have had that past or me. I could take it though. I knew Jack couldn't. He just put on an act for the world to see. Those memories still haunt him sometimes, I know. They haunt me too. Its hard when you have a past like ours but you have to keep going. I started to pay attention as Bobby talked.

"Do you know who the witness was?"

"Um I don't know his name. he comes in here a lot. Never wears a jacket and always has sweats on. He has a uhh.." he motioned his hands around his head trying to show what he was talking about.

"An afro like Ben Wallace?" Angel asked

"Yes like Ben Wallace."

"Where can we find him?"

"He hangs out down at the courts at the gym a lot."

We walked over to the gym at my school. Well more like marched with Bobby ranting the whole way. We went into the gym and Jerry asked Bobby what the plan was. In true Bobby fashion we were going to wing it.

"Man we're going to get killed." Jack said. Me and Angel looked at him. I knew I wasn't going to because I went to the school and a lot of people were my friends or scared of me and my family.

"What do you mean we white boy?" Angel asked before he walked of to another door. Bobby went into the middle of the court and took the ball and started to shout at the players. That is until one stepped up and got put on the floor. Jerry went out when Bobby pulled out his gun. He started questioning the crowd when me and Jack noticed a kid going out the door so we followed. The kid saw us and started running. He tried to go through the door but Angel opened it pushing him back. Jack and I caught him.

"Where you going?" Jack asked

"Go get Bobby and Jerry." Angel told Jack

"You got something to tell us youngster?" Angel asked

"Naw man."

"What's your name?"

"Keenon." I said

"You know him?"

"Yeah I go to school with him."

Bobby, Jack, and Jerry came over.

"What's up?" Bobby asked

"Have a feeling that this one was on his way to deliver a warning." Angel said

"Who is he?"

"Damian he's my brother."

"Oh really these are my brothers." Bobby said. Keenon kinda knew that but was trying to hide a laugh.

"Naw man my real brother."

"Yeah these are my real brothers and sister. Jerry, I'm Bobby, Angel, Jack, and Destini."

"You close to your brother?" Angel asked

"yeah and I ain't telling you shit else." I rolled my eyes. Keenon always had to act tough just like my brothers.

"Don't worry we just wanna talk to him."

"Yo Bobby we got something." Jerry said going through his bag

"where?"

"The apartments over there." the guys walked off. I stayed behind for a minute.

"Don't worry he won't get to messed up I promise."

"Alright, we still on for tomorrow?"

"Yeah, I gotta go." I said and kissed him quickly.

We waited in the car for what felt like forever. Jerry left to go take my nieces to gymnastics. All of the sudden Jack was shouting and we took off out of the car. Bobby pulled out the gun which made Damian freak and hurry. Bobby told me and Jack to stay and tell him what floor he was on. It stopped at six. We ran up and told him that then waited for them. Pretty soon they were on their way back down and outside. We followed quickly. I saw Damian lying there with his bone sticking out of his leg.

"C'mon man call an ambulance." Damian said

"For my dog bites? I'll live. Now tell us why you lied to the cops." Bobby said

"I didn't shoot no one. Come on call me an ambulance."

"Speak up playa, I can't hear with all this wind. No one else is gonna hear you either. You'll be out here all night." Angel said

"Yeah, its gonna be a cold night." Jack said

"I didn't shoot her. I didn't shoot no one."

"Tell us who did." Bobby said

"I can't."

"Aight lets go."

"Destini, c'mon girl don't leave me out here." he pleaded while the guys were walking away. I knew Damian pretty good. He hangs out with me and Keenon sometimes. He was a cool guy. I shook my head and walked to Bobby.

"You know him too?"

"Yeah, hang out with his brother sometimes. He comes around occasionally." Bobby nodded. I would be dead and so would Keenon if he knew we were dating. Mom let me date, but the guys never knew, they wouldn't let me if they did. We went back when we heard him yell at us.

"I don't know who he was. He said he would pay me if I said I saw a couple of gang bangers run out of the store."

"What they look like?"

We went to a place where he to us we could find them. It was called Casino. We were looking for a guy with a bearded goatee. Me and Jack saw him at the same time.

"There he is." I said to Bobby

"Where?" Jack went to point but I grabbed his hand down and nodded over to him. A few seconds later their were shots coming toward us. They must of noticed my nod. They ran out the back door. The guys followed, but I went back out front and around. I got to the back and saw Jack shooting at the car and missing. I pulled out my gun and shot out one tire. I ran over to the guys. We got in the car and took off after them.

"Where'd you get the gun and learn to shoot like that?" Bobby asked

"Long story."

"Fine we'll talk at home."

Bobby took a corner to fast and I had to put my feet against the door to keep me and Jack from sliding.

"Where's the shotgun?"

"Its out of shells."

"There's more in the trunk."

"And how am I supposed to get them?" Jack said

"Shut up, Angel you got a gun?"

"Yeah." he leaned out and started shooting. He surprised us all by hitting the driver. We ran them into a snow bank but they got out of it and started shooting at us. They hit our tire but Bobby said we were going to keep going. Angle ran out of bullets.

"Destini give me your gun!"

"No, move out of the way!" he didn't so I crawled into his lap and started shooting at the car. I hit 2 more tires. They started to loose control so Bobby rammed into their car. They were spinning and then they flipped over. We all got out of the car. Half way there Bobby told Jack and me to stay there. Bobby and Angel went and pulled them out of the car. They started beating them then they shot them. They came back to the car so I pulled Jack along with me. Bobby dropped us at home and I went with Jack to his room.

"Jack are you ok?"

"They shot them." He was scared I could tell. He was probably remembering his past.

"Jack, they killed Ma, they deserved to die."

"I know."

"Are you going to be ok?"

"Yeah" I could tell he didn't want to be alone

"I'm gonna stay in here tonight ok?"

"Ok"

I woke up when Jack did the next morning. I had a dream about my dad last night. The shots must've shook me up more then I thought. I decided to go downstairs when Angel yelled that there were cops here. I walked down and saw Bobby in Ma's old robe. I heard Green and Fowler. God, I hate Fowler. He has been trying to bust me for at least a year now, but hasn't been able to.

"Where were you last night?" Fowler asked me when he saw me

"What's it to you?"

"We had a double homicide last night. A couple of contract killers."

"You think I killed 2 guys?"

"Yeah, I do. Now where were you?"

"I was at a friends for a few hours and then came back around 11:30."

"Who's the friend?"

"Diana Santos"

"You still hanging with her? Figures"

"Whatever Fowler. Shouldn't you be leaving? I'm sure your just dying to check my alibi." I said sarcastically

"Oh yes, such a thrill. I'm gonna catch you one of these days and nobody's gonna care what happens to you."

"Get the fuck out now." I growled

"Fine Destini we're going." Green said as they left.

"What was that about?" Angel asked

"Hold on a second." I got out my cell phone and dialed Diana's number.

"Hey girl its me."

"Yeah what's up?" Diana asked

"When Fowler calls or stops by tell him I was with you until around 11:30. Ok?"

"Yeah girl, no problem."

"Alright, now what's all this with Fowler."

"Lets just say me and Fowler don't like each other." I said. They didn't need to know my private life. Especially when it will get me in trouble with them.

"No, we're not just leaving it at that. Now tell the whole story."

"Alright. Me and my friends kinda have this gang. Its called the Shadows. We're called that because we never get caught. That's where the gun came from and how I learned to shoot."

"You ever kill anyone?" Angel asked

"Naw just hurt them pretty badly. I don't use the gun unless I have to. We normally just steal and vandalize stuff. Occasionally we set things on fire."

"Dammit Destini. What the hell were you thinking? Who's gang is this?"

"Mine I started it about a year ago. C'mon we're always safe. We haven't got caught yet and we wont. We cover our tracks."

"We'll talk later."