Chapter 6 - The Compound - Zeus (1/2)
As I start to slow down the ambulance, the huge gate was opened by Oscar and my cousin Jared. The gate is about 6 meters in height made with steel and about 4 inches thick and it is segmented to four parts vertically. It opens from the inside and the two inner parts could fold to the outer parts and could be folded once more to hug the walls. The outer part of the gate on the right has a small door that can be opened from the inside through a lever and outside if you have the keys for it. It has a small handle outside and a slit for letters to be delivered. Each gate segment spans for approximately 3.5 meters. The whole place is approximately 500 meters each side enveloped by 7-meter concrete walls while a few floodlights and CCTVs are installed appropriately on each side.
Inside the compound, you could see five houses in the furthest part from the gate, behind that is a medium-sized pool with benches, tables and even a grill, perfect for eating outside. On the left side, several vehicles are parked, namely a blue sedan, a black SUV, a covered motorcycle and a white minivan. On the corner where the left wall and the front wall meets, two small boats and a jet ski are stacked vertically by a metal bar welded through the walls and the floor. On the right side, three buildings come into view, the closest one resembles a shed or a barn for animals, next to it resembles a greenhouse where the building is slightly translucent, and lastly, the last building looks like a working area, several tools are displayed on the walls and a few tables for woodworking, metalworking or repairing certain items etc.
As we drove inside, I parked the ambulance near the white minivan along with the other vehicles. I hopped outside the driver's seat and I was followed by Kaley and Olivia. I opened the door from the back to grab their bags and I felt a quick hit to the back of my knees.
*click*
My left knee folded for a bit, but I grinned as I turned around to give the person behind me a high overhead kick. The person behind me got surprised and was caught off guard, it was Jared my cousin.
”F.u.c.k!” he exclaimed as he tried to block it. As soon as I saw his left arm rising up to block, I twisted my knee to redirect my high kick to a low kick towards his left leg.
*swoosh*
*thud*
He was too late to react from the quick switch and I managed to land a light hit on his leg. He groaned for a bit as he rubbed his left leg.
”Ohoh~ still training I see.” Oscar gave me an approving look as he rubs his chin.
”We're about to head to Wilcon's Depot now to buy a few building materials but we saw you arrive from the cameras. Want to come with us?” Jared mentions as he swings the keys around his fingers.
I made a quick look around, ”Nah, I'm going to have them settle first. Where's the truck?” I said
”Oh, our uncles drove them to Polo and started to get everything from your stores there, I also gave them the keys for the store here, so they'll stop by there too later.” Jared said, his eyes darted to Kaley and Olivia as his eyes made this mischievous look.
”Hello ladies, I'm Jared his cousin, wink if you are taken hostage okay? Hey Sky, isn't kidnapping a crime? I'll file a- ack!” Oscar smacked the back of his head as he pulls him to his SUV.
”Let's go now, have Lois close the gate for us, we're losing time here kid.” he said.
Before Oscar closes the door, his head perks up and he said, ”Oh right, kid, I've talked to the others, we will have a meeting later at night.” He gives a small salute and he drives off with Jared.
The door from the second house on the right opened and a kid in his teens walked outside eating a piece of bread, ”Hmm?”
He looks at me and made an upwards nod as he goes to the gate and closes it. He has curly and long hair apart from his brother Jared which has straight and short hair, although they look the same, his skin tone is much darker than his brother. He is the same height as me unlike his brother that's taller than me by half-a-head.