Bab 326: Teenage Memories IV
The next day.
"Hey Pete" called Natasha as she whispered as Pete closed the door to his locker, at this point he wasn't even surprised that she was here, she always had a thing for showing up unexpectedly, kind of creepy when he thought about it.
"What is it Natasha?" asked Pete as he looked at her.
"Since Marvin isn't him, we have two more male janitors to investigate" said Natasha as Pete shook his head, she was liking this way too much.
"Don't you ever sleep, or think of things that girls your age are supposed to think about?" asked Pete as he just looked at her.
"Things like what?" asked Natasha in confusion as Pete was surprised, did she want him to spell them out? Things like friends, hobbies, or boyfriends, things like that, he was sure that Natasha was so invested in this case mostly because she was idle.
"Never mind" said Pete as he was not about to have to explain to her what normal teenage girls did.
"I do think of things that I am supposed to think about, for example, my dad, my friends, and my schoolwork" said Natasha.
"No boyfriend?" asked Pete.
"Eww no, no way, I don't have one and I don't want one honestly, too much work" said Natasha.
"Are you saying that because of your dad?" asked Pete as he was sure that was it.
"No, no, my dad didn't restrict me from having one, I just don't think that having a boyfriend right now would be sensible, and since we are on this topic, I bet you have a girlfriend son of the law?" asked Natasha with a smiled as Pete sighed internally, of course she turned the tables on him, just like always.
"Firstly, you are not supposed to ask me such question, and secondly, no I don't have one" said Pete as he walked away and Natasha followed after him.
"Why not?" asked Natasha.
"I'm too busy" said Pete as he did not even know why he was answering her questions.
"Ahh I see, that's not surprising, I mean you could be nicer, and more friendly, and stop frowning all the time, it makes you look like you're thirty" said Natasha as Pete frowned even more.
"And what gives you the right to tell me what I can and cannot do?" asked Pete as he walked out the doors of the school.
"I didn't mean it in an offensive way, we are partners, and you can take my advice, I am a female after all" said Natasha with a smile as Pete sighed internally and he shook his head.
"Anyway, we are coming back this evening to check out the next janitor" said Natasha.
"This time I think that you should stay at home, I will check it out myself" said Pete.
"How come? We are a team" said Natasha with a frown.
"Not this time Natasha, it's dangerous, and besides, we have to be more careful" said Pete as in the corner of his eye he caught sight of Officer Kent standing right across the side of the road, looking at him and Pete knew what was going on, he was being watched.
"Alright Natasha, listen to me, it's not safe to talk out here, I will see you at your house, but right now, smile at me, wave at me as if you are thanking me, and then walk away" said Pete quickly as he turned to look at her with a smile, and Natasha did not need to be told twice as she quickly smiled and waved.
"Alright then, but we are going to talk about this and you can't escape it Pete, see you" said Natasha with a wide smile as she walked away and Pete walked in the opposite direction as he looked to the right and officer Kent had disappeared like he was never there in the first place.
"Just what is that man up to?" asked Pete to himself as he sighed and he shook his head, he had to be more careful, since there were some snitches luring around.
…
"Now, you have to tell me why you don't want me coming with you?" asked Natasha as Pete sat down on the couch in Larry's office.
"My reason stays the same, it is too dangerous out there, and besides, a colleague of mine Officer Kent has been hanging around the school a little too close for comfort, I don't want you to be in danger, so please stay here Natasha" said Pete as he pleaded with her.
"Fine, okay, I heard you" said Natasha as she frowned, she did not like what he was saying at all, it was unfair for her to have to stay here.
"Natasha I am being serious, if you dare try to follow me, I will cuff you to one place" said Pete as he did not let that innocent, giving up look in Natasha's eyes fool him, after forcefully spending time with her over the past few days he was starting to know her well.
Natasha was the type of person to agree with what you said, and then once you were gone, she went behind your back to do what she wanted to do all along.
"No fair, it's not that deep Pete" said Natasha.
"Oh it is, and I don't trust you, you are crazy" said Pete as Natasha was about to open her mouth to continue to argue with him when Pete's phone rang and he raised a finger that made Natasha keep quiet as he answered his call.
"Lawson, what can I do for you?" asked Pete as he put his phone to his ear.
"Lawson!" came the angry voice of a man on the other end of the call.
"Captain Bermudez, to what do I owe this call?" asked Peter.
"You tell me Lawson, what kind of nonsense are you doing in this serious operation??!" came Bermudez's angry voice.
"How do you mean Captain?" asked Pete.
"Oh don't play dumb with me Lawson, I know everything, from your stupid mess up, to how you got a civilian involved in official business work, when we sent you there, in order to avoid this whole mess, and you went ahead to do the same thing!" came Bermudez angry voice.
"Kent" cursed Pete internally, of course it was him.
"I can explain sir I…" said Pete.
"Save the explanation Lawson, I should have known that this would happen, you are to irresponsible to handle such a sensitive case" said Bermudez.
"Sir please give me a chance to explain" said Pete.
"Shut it Lawson, I don't want to hear it, I want you in my office right now! You are off the case, and you will hand in your gun and badge immediately for your sheer incompetence!" said Bermudez as Pete could not believe what he was hearing just like that.
"I want to see you in my office in the next twenty minutes, don't keep me waiting" said Bermudez as he ended the call and Pete just stood there, frozen.
"Pete, what's wrong? Who was that?" asked Natasha in worry as she looked at Pete who almost dropped his phone.
"That was my superior Captain Bermudez, and I just got fired" said Pete.
"What??!" asked Natasha in shock.
"He can't do that" said Natasha.
"He can, and he just did" said Pete.
"He found out that you know about the operation, and I know that Kent told him about it, he's furious and he just fired me for incompetence, he wants me to come to his office and hand in my gun and badge" said Pete as he still could not believe it, just like that, he was fired.
"No, what, that's unfair, let me talk to him, explain to him that you had no choice, that I blackmailed you" said Natasha as this was unfair.
"You can't do that, he won't listen to you just… just stop Natasha" said Pete as he sighed and Natasha felt like crying, this was all her fault, it was her fault that Pete was fired.
"Oh no, I'm screwed, no screw that I'm dead, my dad's going to kill me when he finds out" said Pete as he ran his hand through his hair and he paced back and forth, he knew that once his dad found out, he had no home to go to, he would be disowned.
"Oh and that rat Bermudez must have already called him to tell him before he called me" said Pete.
"Screw it, I'm dead already, I'm a walking corpse, if my dad doesn't kill me, he will kill me" said Pete.
"Two years on the force and I get fired??! Captain Lawson isn't going to take this, I'm a goner, I need to find a place to stay for a year or two" said Pete as he was ranting to himself and he stopped when he suddenly heard some sobs.
"Natasha, why are you crying?" asked Pete as he looked at her.
"Because it's my fault that you are screwed and dead, I didn't mean for this to happen Pete, I'm sorry, I'm sorry that because of me, you got fired" said Natasha as she cried and Pete sighed, he was such an idiot, he had forgotten that she was still here while he was planning on how to stay alive.
"Oh Natasha, no, don't say that, it's not your fault at all, if anything it is my fault for not being professional enough, and it's also that snitch called Kent's fault" said Pete in anger.
"Don't cry Natasha, I don't want to see you cry, everything will be okay" said Pete as Natasha sniffed.
"But what will you do? You don't have a job anymore thanks to me" said Natasha as she cried.
"Firstly, I have to hand in my gun and badge, and secondly, I have to find a way to face my dad… oh who am I kidding, that's not happening, even my mom won't be able to help me this time, I am already disowned" said Pete.
"But just don't cry anymore Natasha, things will work out… eventually… hopefully" said Pete as Natasha cried.
"I'm sorry Peter" said Natasha as she cried and she hugged him and he sighed and he hugged her.
"Don't blame yourself Natasha, if anything, you helped me get this operation to the level it is now, I can give all the information I gathered so far to Bermudez and they will catch Miguel" said Pete as Natasha sniffed.
"You are such a good help, and even though I'm no longer on the case… or force, we will still reman friends" said Pete as he smiled and Natasha nodded as she felt guilty.
"You feel better now?" asked Pete after Natasha stopped crying and she nodded.
"Good, I have to get to the station now, Bermudez is waiting, don't cry anymore, see you later" said Pete as he smiled as Natasha nodded and he walked away as she heard the front door close and the kitchen door open as she rushed to the kitchen.
"Dad, dad, I messed up big time" said Natasha as Larry just walked into the kitchen and he was surprised.
"What is it Tasha, calm down" said Larry.
"Dad, I have something to tell you" said Natasha as she took a deep breath as Larry nodded, fearing the worst.
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Pete knocked on the door of a office as he heard an angry voice from the inside as he sighed and he walked into the office.
"Sir" said Pete.
"Lawson, badge, gun now!" said Bermudez as he had a bald head and grey beard.
Pete sighed as he brought out his gun and badge as he placed it on the desk.
"Keys" said Bermudez as Pete placed his keys on the desk.
"Sir, I have some information on who Miguel might be, here are the files, one of these men is who Miguel is hiding as" said Pete as he handed Bermudez a file which he threw away.
"Not necessary Lawson, Kent and other reliable police men will handle the case the good old way, without all this delays, just send a battalion of officers to surround the school and get that criminal, the good old way" said Bermudez.
"But Sir, that is not advisable to do that, what about the students and the teachers in the school, that can put them in danger" said Pete in concern.
"You have no right to speak here, I already have everything under control, with many officers present, they will be safe, they are at the school right now as we speak" said Bermudez as Pete did not like the sound of this at all.
"But Sir…" said Pete as he was cut off.
"But nothing, get out of my office Lawson, and I don't ever want to see you again, I told your father that you were not cut out for this" said Bermudez as Pete held his fist, he knew that he had to be rational.
"Alright Sir" said Pete as he turned around to walk out of Bermudez's office.
"Oh and one more thing Lawson, don't you dare try to show up at the school or else" said Bermudez as Pete just walked out of his office.
…
Natasha sighed as she was back to school for her next period, and she could not help but feel sad and depressed that Pete lost his job all because of her.
Natasha did not know what to do, so she had told her father everything, and even though he was upset and disappointed in her for letting things get like this, and also blackmailing a police officer, he didn't want to make her feel any worse than she already did.
Natasha only hoped that her father talking to Bermudez would be able to get Pete his job back, that was the least that she could do for him.
Natasha was absent minded when she saw some police officers outside the school, she wondered what was going on, but she just shrugged off her thoughts as she walked to English class as she sat on her desk and waited for the lesson to start.
…
The amount of police officers surrounding the school was enough to tell you that something was wrong.
Marvin was cleaning out one empty classroom when he looked out the window and he saw a group of cops right out the window, he could not believe it, it was clear that they were onto him, and he had to get out of here fast and quick, before they caught him, but how would be escape without raising suspicions towards himself.
Oh who was he kidding, the only way for him to escape this would be to force the police officers to let him go.
Marvin, or rather Miguel dropped the mop that he was holding as he rushed to the janitor's closet and he brought out a brown sack that was filled with guns as he took out two guns, he loaded them, and rushed back to the classroom as he opened the window as he shot at the group of police officers and he shot two out of them as they looked in his direction and they started to shot at he ducked down.
Everything happen in an instant as the students and teachers in the other classrooms heard the gunshots and they quickly rushed out of their classrooms and ran as screams could be heard.
"Hold your fire you idiots, there are children in there!" shouted Kent as the officers stopped shooting.
"Miguel shot down two men" said an officer.
"So you want to shoot innocent children just because of that?" asked Kent in anger as Miguel quickly slipped out of the classroom as there was chaos everywhere and he shot up in the air as that caused even more chaos.
"What in the world is going on out there?" asked Mrs. Dawson as she went to go and check through the window in the door when the door suddenly opened and she was pushed in.
"Everyone on the ground right now!" called Miguel as he entered the classroom with a gun, he knew that the most logical thing to do right now would be to get some hostages, so the police would give him what he wanted.
"Oh my" said Mrs, Dawson as some of the student's screamed and Natasha gasped, of course, she should have known that it was him.
"SHUT UP, all of your shut up, if you make noise I will shoot" said Miguel as Mrs. Dawson tried to calm some of the students down.
"All of you get up, now, get up, and go sit in the corner over there, do as I say now, and don't act funny or I will shoot" said Miguel as some girls started to cry.
"Everyone just listen to him, listen to him" said Mrs. Dawson as they all sat in a corner while Miguel thought on his next move to get out of here.
"Woman, give me a roll call, with numbers" said Miguel as he pointed his gun at Mrs. Dawson as she nodded her head.
"There are 15 of us" she replied.
"Good" said Miguel, those were 15 valuable lives, 15 gold tickets out of here.
…
"What's going on here?" asked Bermudez as he arrived at the scene and he saw the chaos going on.
"Captain, Miguel opened fire, shot two of our men" said Kent as Bermudez could not believe what he was hearing right now.
"Does he have hostages?" asked Bermudez.
"Yes Captain, according to the principal, a certain teacher and her class are nowhere to be found" said Kent.
"Shoot" said Bermudez as this was nothing but trouble.
"Sir, some students called their parents, and I am afraid that we cannot curb the situation, Miguel is crazy and we know it" said Kent as Bermudez sighed, he had to think and very fast.
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