Chapter 6 Danger...!

Author's point of view...

"Hey..." Dave scoffed, "If that's a joke, you are quite bold at it"

Thea returned him the coke she accepted before and started walking away. He hurried behind her.

"Mr.Yates believed you because he didn't have anything to reason but do you really think you can just escape from the charges because you were not in the dorm?"

Thea paused. So, he was here to investigate. If she leaves now, she will be igniting the fire of suspicion.

"What do you mean?" she turned around to see him. He smiled as he stood there with his hands crossed over his chest.

"Why don't we continue this while grabbing something to eat? I haven't eaten anything either. I think I saw a restaurant outside your school. Let's go get some chicken tacos for you."

Thea was now very annoyed. She exhaled not paying attention to the man

"No thanks but can you come to the point directly?"

What was his deal? Is this a normal cop behavior?

"Get to the point..." he repeated her words and walked back and forth.

"I saw the CC TV footage of your school's hallway."

Thea stared at him quizzically. What is the main point?

He raised his eyebrows while rubbing his forehead with his fingers, "If I am not wrong, those girls dragged you towards the dead zone of the CCTV cameras right after the home bell rang..." he paused, observing the reaction on Thea's face, but he was disappointed. Thea didn't give him what he wanted.

However, she understood what he meant. She heaved a sigh. This man was so annoying, and she was sure that he wasn't going to give up that easily.

She tilted her head to him and said with a forced smile,

"I think you're right. We can grab something to eat. Actually I am hungry too"

Dave smiled, raising an eyebrow.

"You changed your mind so quickly. Then let's go."

Thea didn't respond, but followed him out of the school building.

As they strolled past the small shop at the entrance, Dave stopped and picked up a mask for Thea.

"Here, put this on." He held out a bright pink, Hello Kitty mask. It looked childish and of course, Thea didn't like it. She frowned.

"I don’t want it."

Dave tugged it onto her, anyway, smirking.

"Now you look cute." Thea rolled her eyes.

Is he being serious?

"Come on, little girl, you won't possibly like to be seen with a handsome man, would you? It would raise gossip."

Thea didn’t know how to respond. This man is really narcissistic.

Do humans train their police officers to tease people?

But before she could retort, Dave’s gaze shifted, turning intense. He glared into the distance.

"Stay here and grab something to eat. I’ll be right back soon."

Without another word, he darted off.

Thea watched him vanish into the crowd, baffled. Was he in some kind of danger or something?

Her special senses perked up, intensifying every second.

There was indeed some kind of danger, and it was then that she noticed that her special senses were also activated.

"That's good" she mused. "At least, some good happened today..."

Dave had spotted two suspects at the school gate and immediately abandoned Thea to give chase. But the suspects had backup, and soon he found himself surrounded by more than a dozen men, each armed, some with sticks, some with iron rods, their faces grim and menacing. It was a trap to lure him out.

Dave chased after a man, who turned to a secluded alley. He hesitated, his mind whirling, only to hear the quickening beat of footsteps behind him.

That area was isolated, no one would see him. He did call for backup but it would take at least twenty minutes for them to arrive. And now, he was on his own.

Dave assessed his surroundings, eyeing a broken wooden chair, leaning against the wall. But his foes noticed his gaze, and before he could react, a flurry of dust and swinging sticks filled the air.

They instantly attacked him.

Outnumbered, Dave fought fiercely, managing to take down five before a blow from behind knocked him to the ground. He could barely defend himself as the strikes rained down, regret flashing through him as he shut his eyes.

Just survive until help arrives…! He thought to himself. These people might not be here to kill him.

However, he was wrong. The leader of those thugs instantly took out a strong iron rod, aiming at Dave's head, certain to either kill the young man or cripple him for a lifetime.

Just before that rod could hit Dave's head, a small rock with an intense speed drifted towards the leader and hit one of his eyes. Though it was just a small rock, the intensity was unbearable. With a sharp cry, the leader struggled in pain.

At that very moment, a sharp voice cut through the chaos.

"Wasn't that enough?"

A figure stood above, on the wall next to them, her silhouette barely visible in the dim light.

Dave instantly looked up and his eyes flew open in disbelief as he recognised the figure.

"No. It shouldn't be her...! Thea?" Panic surged through him as he thought about the consequences. These thugs are so ruthless and she is just a kid.

"Run! Get out of here!" Dave shouted above his lungs. He tried to get up only to be pushed back on the ground.

However, the men around him had already turned their attention to her, and realizing they couldn’t leave a witness, they sprung into action.

"What are you waiting for? Go get that bitch here!" The leader shouted at them. One of his eyes started bleeding and that pain only enraged him further.

Looking around, that man flung the stick in his hands towards the girl.

"No...Be careful..."

Dave shouted. No matter how hard he tried, those thugs who were holding him didn't let him move.

They pierced through the air and went straight toward Thea.

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