Five Ways To Die by Taylor Stephen

Author:Taylor, Stephen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-11-17T00:00:00+00:00

THREE

AS IT HAPPENED, they would have got to Wandsworth just as quick in the Micra. London’s early evening traffic was bumper-to-bumper. It took them over an hour to crawl across the capital into south London and the suburbs of Wandsworth. The sat nav directed them to two council tower blocks that had seen better days. Parking on the road outside the estate, Danny and Chaz headed across the recreation ground by a five-a-side football pitch towards the entrance doors. The sun dipped below the horizon beyond the tower blocks, leaving the entrance doors shrouded in orange-lit shadows. Like a pack of hyenas, a group of young men slipped out of the passageways. There were about ten of them, all different sizes, all swaggers and false bravado, with eyes hidden under pulled-up hoodies. Their formation tightened up in front of Danny and Chaz, blocking their way to the doors.

‘I fink you must be lost, bruv,’ said one of the larger guys stepping to the front of the gang. Tilting his head back to expose a pasty face and bad teeth, he puffed out his chest to look bigger.

‘Oh, I don’t think I am. Bruv,’ said Danny, his body language changing, instantly tensing and flexing, ready for action.

‘You gotta pay to cross our estate. What you got then, big man?’ said a shorter black guy stepping to the front next to his gang leader. He reached inside his jacket and pulled out a hunting knife, pointing it at them as he glared with hate in his eyes.

‘What you going to do with that, make me a sandwich?’ said Chaz smirking.

The comment and Danny and Chaz’s apparent lack of intimidation by the gang made them angry and nervous at the same time. They tightened ranks and moved forward a little.

‘Look, grandad, we ain’t fucking about here. Give us your wallets and phones. Now,’ said the guy with the knife, stepping forward.

Chaz was waiting for the move. As soon as the youth was inside striking range, he shot a hand out and grabbed the back of his knife hand. Flicking the black guy’s wrist in and up with lightning speed and power, it made a loud snapping sound which was followed by its owner screaming in pain. The knife rattled onto the concrete.

The tall pasty guy was shocked into action. He reached behind him and pulled a gun out of the back of his jeans. Danny had already seen it coming, playing out in slow-motion in his head. He lunged in, pushing the gun arm up with one hand while landing a punch to the throat with the other. The gun went off as Pasty Face went down, causing the gang to freak out and scatter in different directions.

‘Nice move, Chaz,’ said Danny grinning as he picked the gun up from beside the choking youth. He flicked the bullet out of the chamber and slid the magazine out of the grip. Looking around, he walked over and dropped them down a nearby drain. Effortlessly

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