I was sat in the garden with Amelia once again, but this time it was a little colder, my ankle felt better than last night but it still meant I couldn’t walk around very fast. I take a look over to Tammy’s fence to see one of those white police tent things over the shed, there’s been police in and out of that place since they found her. I don’t know why Anthony is so cool with us going in the back garden, I mean I could just pop my head over the fence and tell them who I was. I turn my attention to the kitchen window to see him sat with a cup staring at us, okay I now know why he’s so cool with letting us in the back garden, he’s watching us like a hawk from the window!
I turn my attention back to Amelia as I hear a phone ring, not thinking much about it I let it go and continued to enjoy being with her. A few minutes pass, until out runs a worried looking Anthony slipping a phone into his pocket.
“Doll, I need you to get Amelia and yourself ready to leave, as quickly as you can” his panicked voice says, he was back into the house before I could even answer him.
I look to Amelia sending her a confused look but eventually get up, I slowly walk into the house, due to my foot and over to her car seat gently placing her down. Anthony comes bounding down the stairs running into different rooms, something is going down and I have no idea what. Once she was safely strapped in I give her a toy, while taking my shoes, very slowly putting them on my bad foot. Anthony runs back up the stairs with his hands full of stuff but quickly runs back down with 3 full bags in his hands. He opens the front door running out, as I pick Amelia up in her car seat making my way over to the door, he runs back in with a fake smile taking Amelia from me running her to the car. I stood there shocked for a second, before I make my way out the door, Tammy’s house was still full with police cars and two police officers waiting outside the police tape. Is that way he’s making us drastically leave the house? Once he was finished with Amelia he takes my arm helping me to walk over to the car, once I was in he runs back into the house leaving Amelia and I in the car alone. He wasn’t in there long and returns talking on the phone but hangs in up when he gets to the car, he jumps in immediately turning the car on driving us out the driveway and down the road.
We just turned off the street when a huge explosion could be heard coming from behind us, causing the whole ground to shake, I look back seeing barrels of smoke fill the air, fear immediately making its way through me.
“Don’t worry about that doll, people down there are always doing stuff like that” he simple says, answering my question before I asked it, I look over at him where his face was just straight, turning us into the dual carriage way.
We drive for around half an hour, until we turn in to what looked like an abandoned road, right at the end was a car with Aidan and the new guy Thomas waiting outside. Anthony pulls up telling me he won’t be long before getting out with them, Aidan walks over throwing his arms out in a, what’s the matter manner. I slowly roll my window down, so I’d be able to hear their conversation.
“What’s going on man?” He asks Anthony, who stood there with his head in his hands, something bad has happened but I can’t tell what.
“You know ink ran off and left my girls after the car crash” he starts, finally looking up from his hands, both men nod looking over at him “well I’ve got that contact at the police station, he’s just told me ink ran in there shouting he immediately needed to talk someone, he’s ratting us all out telling them everything!” He exclaims making everyone’s jaw drop, even mine!
I told Ink to leave before Anthony killed him, I had no idea he would go as far to rat him out to the police. That’s why Anthony needed us to leave the house so quickly, the police where coming! I should have taken longer.
“Why the fuck would he do that? You’ve helped him got him off the street and he just throws it back in your face” Aidan asks, crossing his arms while he spoke, I didn’t know he took Ink off the streets, but I don’t think Aidan saw the way Anthony would treat him.
“I know! I’ve had to leave everything packing one bag each for us, the house is gone I had to destroy any evidence we had there” Anthony explains to the guys, that’s what the explosion was, he set fire to the house! “The police are after us now cause of him, we have nowhere to go with a five month old baby” he almost cries, but manages to hold it together but turns placing his hand on his head, I make sure to look down so he wouldn’t know I can hear his conversation.
“I still don’t get why, yeah he crashed the car with them inside it but that don’t mean he goes to the police” Aidan says, basically talking to himself, trying to figure out why he would do it “you know I’ve got your back, so I’ll get in contact with a mate of mine, he sells houses up in the hills and as we’re mates he’ll probably give me a discount” Aidan explains, pulling his phone out probably to call that friend of his, Aidan actually seems like a loyal friend, if he wasn’t one of Anthony buddies, I would probably want a friend like him.
“Thanks man, take my cut from the job last night to get one, try to make it like the one I just had to destroy” Anthony sighs, I don’t think he’s really over the whole exploding house thing, Aidan nods doing that man handshake thing before running over to his car driving away.
Anthony stood outside the car, probably trying to collect himself before walking over, getting back in the car.
“Did ink really rat you out?” I ask, looking him with sad eyes, mostly to add affect so he’d be more likely to tell me.
“You heard that” he sighs, looking at me but turns away staring ahead “yeah he did, but don’t worry, Aidan is gonna find us a great house” he smiles, taking my hand in his giving it a little squeeze, as we hear giggles from the back, Amelia was giggling away at something, both Anthony and I look at each other smiling.
“Now, while we wait for our new house to be ready, let’s go take a nature walk” he smiles, getting back out the car taking Amelia out too “walking will help your ankle heal quicker and it just gets us out the house, as I know you two have been inside for months” he smiles down at Amelia, who once again giggled at him, I nod getting out the car too, slowly walking around to stand beside them.
“Where are going?” I ask, as he links one of his arms with mine holding Amelia safely in the other.
“I grew up round here, there’s a path right here it’s beautiful” he smiles, we start heading towards a wooded area.