https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3-25.mp4Agents, Junior Agents, and the everyday citizen stood outside—weapons clenched in their hands: such as lances, guns, spears, and even metal pipes. They paced around attentively and scanned the alleyways and the streets. Some would occasionally make eye contact with Jioni, but she retreated her gaze. Her stomach pitted into a tight coil. Jioni couldn’t help …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3-24-1.mp4 Kathy hesitated but eventually took off, and once she was gone, Jioni stood; she stood there and stared at nothing. She untied the flannel from her waist and dusted it off in the air. She then put it on. Jioni removed the scrunchie from her hair and tossed it to the side. She …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3-23-1.mp4 LaMesha shot one last glare before taking off. The moment she was out of sight, Kathy and Jioni shared a glance and then sighed. Kathy dusted herself off and used her hands to ruffle the dirt out of her hair. Jioni, in contrast, remained seated, covered in the debris: she stared at the ground …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3-22-1.mp4 LaMesha paced around the rubble and took pictures with a GeoDevice—a device the general public didn’t receive: It was only for Agents and Juniors—she photographed scattered concrete and dirt, furniture, and other trash. In the middle of her evidence collecting, her GeoDevice began to buzz; she spoke into it. “DaMarko?” “Hey, sis. You might …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3-21.mp4 Jioni walked toward LaMesha, but LaMesha stepped away. “Hey, you don’t have to report this,” Jioni said. LaMesha blinked once, then scoffed. She paused before she spoke. “You tell me that every time,” LaMesha started. “And you couldn’t just cause trouble by yourself either—now you too, Katherine? You’re both delinquents.” “You’re not giving her …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3-20.mov Jioni rummaged around in her satchel and looked for the card; she took her time before handing it to the Agent. LaMesha grimaced and used the tip of her two fingers to take the ID card and put it in her pocket. “Are you damaged too, Katherine?” “No.” LaMesha squinted, “Give me your ID …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3-19.mp4“Catch me up to speed. Did you both trespass, then proceed to damage the building?” LaMesha said in her usual flat voice, but the rate was faster. “Do I dare ask how—” LaMesha covered her mouth. Her eyes were wide. Jioni tried to cover her cracked grey arm and chipping face, but there was no hiding it. …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3-18-1.mov The building was now rubble, and dust flew everywhere. Several Tenebris escaped from the building and into the streets of City Two. They flew into the sky and between the buildings. Jioni grabbed Kathy and hid behind some rubble until the Tenebris were gone. An insane guilt came over her as they sped off in …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3-17.mov Jioni attempted to match Kathy’s pace and lost her grip. She fell and grabbed Kathy’s leg; she passed her to the pipe below—the third story now collapsed on itself—immediately, the second floor. The pipe was no longer attached to the building. Jioni hurried, but there still wasn’t enough time: she made the bold move …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3-16.movKathy held on to Jioni’s wrist and prompted her to follow. She made her slow descent down the pipe, but Jioni hesitated as she looked down from above—her arm felt strange, and her head made her feel dizzy. She grabbed the pipe and attempted to hold on to the tube, but her arm would tingle …
