Chapter 4

“Nothing!” Nero spat. He flicked his eyes to Vince, then to Jessie. “We do nothing,” he repeated. After a pause, he continued, “No, no, no…forgive my phrasing. We are calling the police right now.”

Vince gave him a salty look. “Yeah, I mean…what else is there to do?” He craned his head further to get more visual and added, “But wait, do you think the police can handle this? I’m thinking more along the lines of SWAT and…you know? Feds.”

Nero facepalmed and scrubbed his hand over his face as he did a double take on his not-so-intelligent friend. “Who do you think makes up SWAT, man?”

The other boy lifted a shoulder.

“Specially trained police officers.” He deadpanned. “And the term ‘feds’ refers to any officer or official serving the government.” He made a conceding gesture. “A police officer is fed.”

Vince