Episode 3

COBRA

Another quiet day here in the community, I don't like mess, here everyone has to walk the line or they'll face the consequences. Me and my second-in-command Derel manage it very well. When I need support, I run to my old man.

I was here at the spot doing the accounting from the last party and the turnover was very high.

A runner enters the room.

"Boss, there's a teacher from the school wanting to have a word with you."

"Didn't quite understand, but I told him to let her in."

I stood up waiting for the woman. She entered, she was a lady of about 60 years old, with a friendly face.

"Hi Cobra, I'm Dirce, I'm a teacher at the school. I teach the second grade."

"Yes, teacher, give me the vision."

I noticed that she was embarrassed to speak.

"Well Cobra... I thought a lot about coming here... because I know your ways of solving things... but, I have a situation at the school and I don't know what to do, maybe you can interfere."

I kept looking serious and she continued.

"Well... I have a student who has many problems with socializing, he doesn't talk to anyone, he's always sad and his parents never show up at meetings... I tried to talk to him, but I couldn't get anything."

She continued...

"Well...I asked the woman who picks him up every day at school and she confessed to me that this boy lives a real hell inside the house, that the mother is beaten daily and that she lives in confinement and that the father is a drunk."

Derel already looked at me seriously. We don't allow violence against women and much less against children here and the punishment is harsh.

"Cobra, I ask that....."

"You can leave it to me, teacher. What's the minor's name?"

"It's Andre, but we call him Dede."

"Teacher, gather everything you know about the family at the school and bring it to me here, tomorrow I'm going to start acting."

"Thank you very much, Cobra."

"Teacher, you can call me Gael. Great respect for your attitude."

"All right Gael, I'll bring you everything early tomorrow."

The woman left and Derel sat in front of me.

"Damn man, something like this happening and we didn't even see it."

"The community is very big, partner, there are residents we've never even seen. But this asshole will suffer the consequences in the worst possible way, it's good that it will already serve as an example."

It was already night, I always stayed at the spot very late, at night the movement in the twelve spots spread throughout the favela is frenetic and I always like to follow everything closely.

I was at the door of the spot watching the movement, it was already about two in the morning and everything was getting deserted.

I looked to the side and saw at the end of the street a small skinny child, wearing tattered pajamas and barefoot. He was walking hugging his own body, crying looking around.

💭But what the hell is this?💭

I went towards the boy who, when he saw me, tried to run away, but I managed to grab him by the arm, he was trembling and crying a lot.

I picked him up and took him to the spot.

I put him sitting at my table and sat in front of him.

"Calm down, little friend, nobody's going to do anything to you."

"What are you doing alone on the street at this hour? What's your name?"

"De" Dede

At that moment I got chills, I already remembered the teacher who came here today.

"And what are you doing alone on the street in the middle of the night."

He started crying

"I ran away... I think he killed my mommy, she's lying on the kitchen floor with blood." He said between sobs

"He who Dede?"

"My dad."

"And where's your dad"

"Sleeping."

"Where is your house?"

"It's the cement house."

"Do you know the name of the street?"

He shook his little head, denying.

"Dede you're going to have to help me, so we can save your mommy, right. You're going to go out with me and try to remember the way to your house, okay little friend."

I called Derel already giving him the vision.

I called two runners to accompany me, put the rifle on my back and picked up the minor, I went with him in front pointing me in the direction of his house.

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