Free THE GATE KEEPER by JULES GABRIEL

in ten minutes.’
    ‘You’re
mine Phil!’ Tony said as he rides with more effort to catch me.
    I
glance at Tony and Tania. She was gaping at me in shock.
    Tania
glances at Tony and instantly realise that I was in need of her help. She nods
at me, ‘Ok, I live three streets down the road through the alley I came from at
two Olion Road.’ 
    I
glance at her at the back and nod to acknowledge the quick agreement. I made my
move. The gang had caught up with me. Now the getaway was a challenge. I move
ahead towards the crowds at the traffic light who was crossing the road. With
the front of my shoes inserts in the pedal lock I was able to exert a powerful
momentum.
    I
felt a big hand trying to grab me by my shoulder. Then I heard, ‘You aren’t
going anywhere! We’ve got you!’
    The
Traffic light changes from green to amber for the pedestrians and
cyclist.  I was moving fast that Tony’s grip slip off my shoulder. I
quickly glance at the opposite direction of the road as I concentrate of not
colliding with the oncoming vehicle.
    The
traffic light turns red. Tyres of my sport’s bicycle were already over the road
on the crossing. I put more effort and I was gone, straight through the next
alley. I heard loud horns coming from behind. Without delay I heard several
screeching sound of braking tyres and a loud bang of metal bashing into metal.
    ‘We’re
coming for you Phil!’ Tony fumingly said.
    I
slowed down a bit and notice that Tony and Joey managed to cross through. They were
waiting for the other three. It seems one of them hit at the side of a green
car. Behind that car a tail gating black car seems to have a near miss. The
drivers had stop and was arguing with them. Somehow they said something to
convince the drivers not to take it further and all three was back on their
bicycle.
    The
alley I was in was a back road for cyclist and pedestrians. A short cut which
connect to another main road a few metres ahead. In between was blocks of flats
but the road was rarely occupied.
    I
felt uncontrollable anger arousing. It was reaching its boiling point. Enough
was enough something had to be done… I need to put an end to it. They need to
understand that I’m not afraid of them. The only thing that stood in my way was
the bushido’s code of conduct which I’m supposed to abide by…
    I
put the bicycle aside to the wall of a block of flat near a waste bin. I got
off the bicycle and wait for them. The light becomes green and the other three
somehow got away and regroup. Tony leads them towards me while the rest
follows.
    ‘Brave boy!’ Tony
shouts as his voice echoes the alley of tall flats.
    ‘We
can’t wait to smash the living out of you!’ Joey responds aggressively and
aloud.
    They
stop near me, dump their bicycle and race towards me. The team of bullies
encircle me. Defenceless and powerless was how I felt for a moment.
    ‘Ryan,
why don’t you let him know how much our little operation cost us just to catch
him?’ Tony said.
    ‘Luckily,
the car which I and my buddy Allen smashed into, belong to my neighbour.’ Ryan
said.
    ‘Right
now you’ve piece off my boys really bad. Let me introduce you to Allen and by
the way you owe him a bicycle.’
    ‘I
don’t owe anything to you and your tugs,’ I respond calmly.
    ‘You
will be liable to our cost!’ Another gang member answers furiously.
    ‘And
you are?’ I ask sarcastically as I grin at him.
    ‘Oh,
meet Harley. After today you shall know all of us by our names.’ Joey said with
a jovial smile.
    ‘Your
claims are senseless and baseless.’
    ‘We
shall be the judge to that.’ Harley responds.
    Tony
slowly approaches me and said, ‘Resistance is futile.’
    ‘Surrender
to our demands is the only option.’ Joey says as he makes his move from my
side.
    ‘Option
to meet your cost….’ Harley says as he slowly moves from joey’s opposite with
me in between.
    ‘Cost
of your liability….’ Ryan says as he close on me from