WORST NIGHTMARE

NIGHTINGALE

**

It was almost noon now. I told Hakan that it would be the best time to come back here because the gangs usually operated at night so by this time, most of their members would still be sleeping. The others that lived around the neighbourhood would also be busy with one thing or the other, mostly whatever menial job they got for the day, so the streets were usually calm around this time. Just like I told Hakan, I stayed on the paths that I knew I would have a lower risk of being caught in.

There was almost no one along the road as I walked, only a few homeless junkies. I was wearing one of Hakan’s hoodie on top of his shirt, and I covered my face and kept my eyes on the ground to avoid being recognised. I could walk these paths with my eyes closed because I had passed here more times than I can count, but I still remained alert and cautious. I listened carefully just in case I would hear anything suspicious, and I prepared myself to run if necessary. I would have run now,