54
Kerina
‘We’re going to hit them,’ I scream.
Ryen doesn’t slow, but the guards must understand the need to move or die. They each dive in different directions. The car clips one guard who thumps on to the roof of the car and bounces off the back.
‘Oh man, yer skittled him!’ says Elgee.
Ryen bursts through the barricade.
I look through the back window. The guards scramble for the cars parked on the side. The drivers accelerate and head straight for us.
‘They’re coming after us,’ I say.
Ryen drives past the people in the shanty village. Some throw their arms up to cheer and wave, others pump their fists in the air. All clearly demonstrating whose side they are on.
‘Come on now, come through with da goods,’ says Elgee, watching out the window.
I spot a group nearby who nod, slowly
