Chapter 143 The Snatch (1/2)

Stan was bored. So very, very bored.

It had been almost a week now. All they did was watch, monitor, and follow that darn boy. If they were lucky, it was that darn boy and that dang girl.

He watched the house through the binoculars, sipping on a soda, as he studied the door, the windows and the sides. He sighed, placing down the binoculars.

”Nothing?”

”Not a thing,” grumbled Stan to his teammate, ”Aren't they teens? Why are they holed up in the house? Isn't it the holidays? Why aren't they out there, partying or something?”

”Oh, I don't know ...” said the other person, ”Maybe it's because the boy almost died. Twice?”

”Three, if what Boss said is true,” mumbled Stan. He couldn't quite believe that the young boy he was tasked to observe, and now, capture, would have defeated Drako. He must have been saved by someone else.

Whatever it was, they had to be careful.

”There's movement!!” one said in a loud whisper.

Stan quickly put up the binoculars again and saw that Kyle and Kay had walked out the front door, talking and laughing with each other. Kyle was busy looking at his phone and then at the street.

”Quick,” Stan ordered, ”Intercept that signal. Joe, get ready to immobilise the driver that will arrive.”

From Kyle's actions, Stan correctly deduced that he must have contacted an e-hailing cab services.

”Got it. Joe, licence plate SDF1234, biege sedan,” reported one.

”On it,” Joe replied and quickly slipped away.

'This is going to be easier than I thought,' Stan thought to himself.

”Joe's intercepted the vehicle. He's bringing it over right now.”

Stan nodded and went out to greet Joe.

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[I seriously don't like this] Kyle grumbled as he looked at his phone.

[Relax, brother] Kay said soothingly [If you start looking nervous, I may start looking nervous and that will tip them]

[Nitocris said that he's ordered them to take us out with the knock-out gas. I can't protect you when that happens. I don't like it]

[I know. But this is our best bet. I am willing to take this step for a safer future. It's worth the risk, brother. I can do this.]

Kyle sighed.

[I know you can] Kyle said, not wanting to make her feel bad for doubting her [You're stronger than I give you credit for.]

One of the hardest thing to do is to let the one you love, free. A part of you wants to protect that person from all harm, all the time, and always. You can't stand seeing them suffer. You'd rather bear all the burden so long as he/she can be happy. But you can't do that forever, can you? They need to be able to learn, stumble and fall, then get up again by themselves.

Only through adversity does one truly shine.

Kyle knew that but it doesn't mean he is willing.

It's bad enough when you see your loved one suffering. It's worse when you feel that the suffering was one that you could have avoided. It's the worst when you have a hand in that suffering yet either did not do anything to stop it, or could not stop it.

Even if that 'suffering' is for their own good and their own growth.

Kyle felt like his heart was being twisted in two. The fear he was experiencing right now was unlike anything he had ever felt before. His heart was beating so rapidly that he felt like it went up to his throat.

Kyle took several deep breaths to calm himself down. He wouldn't go into Zen mode just for this. He needed to save that for emergencies only. It drained him too much. He shouldn't rely on it so much either.