Tim clasped his little sister’s hand as his eyes darted around. He didn’t like this area of town. He didn’t like it at all. This was deep into the territory of the Five Hand g**g. He had no idea why they went by that name, but he knew their reputation well enough not to want to run across them.
He was in their territory, but in a shopping centre. The only shopping centre to stock the particular toy that Zara, his little sister, had set her heart on. So here they both were. They’d reached the shop and he’d bought her the toy without any trouble. Now they needed to get back out of the g**g’s territory.
That shouldn’t be a problem. It was four o’clock in the afternoon and there were plenty of other kids around, from teenagers as old as Tim down to those who were Zara’s size and wo
