, like jump out his window.

## Chapter 18

"I don't like this," Darius hissed as we neared the entrance/exit of the tunnel system.

"So you've said a million times," I hissed back, looking around to making sure nobody was paying us any attention. Not that there were a lot of people around to avoid.

Other than the homeless, the housewives and househusbands who were shopping with their children, and the odd gangster who walked around trying not to be noticed, we were alone.

"It should be around the corner. We should put the masks on now."

"No, what we should do is wait until dark so we blend in better with our surroundings." I glared at Darius and his lips compressed, keeping more of his scathing words to himself. I made sure he pulled the mask out of his back pocket and began to put it on before I put my own mask on.

The mask was made of a super soft and light fabric, but it did limit my vision as all masks do. In fact if I hadn't had this problem, I would never have noticed it was even covering my face because it was so light and soft. This slight flaw was to be expected, however, because you could only make a ski mask so thin before they lost their effectiveness.

I felt hands on my back. "Hurry up," Darius urged. "I don't want someone getting suspicious of us and calling the berries."

"The berries, the berries, is that all you're worried about?" I griped, even as I walked faster toward the entrance.

"No, I'm really worried about the mafia. But since I can't convince you this is a horrible, horrible idea, I need something else to worry about."

"Then worry about finding the package." We'd finally arrived at the grate and after another look around I opened the door and descended the stairs. Now that we were actually inside the tunnel, neither of us was going to speak. We wanted to give the microphones nothing to pick up except the beeping of the microchip detector Darius held.

I stopped at the bottom of the stairs and waited for him to come beside me. Darius fiddled with the detector for a minute or so before the beeping started. The microchip detector worked along the same lines as a metal detector. When it got close to
, like jump out his window. 

 # # Chapter 18 

 " I don't like this, " Darius hissed as we approach the entrance / passing of the burrow system. 

 " So you've said a million time, " I hissed back, looking about to form sure nobody was pay us any attention. Not that there were a draw of people around to keep off. 

 early than the homeless, the housewives and house husband who were shopping with their child, and the curious gangster who walked around trying not to be notice, we were alone. 

 " It should be around the corner. We should put the masks on now. " 

 " No, what we should do is expect until dark so we blend in well with our surroundings. " I glared at Darius and his lips compress, keeping more of his scathing words to himself. I made sure he pulled the mask out of his back pocket and began to put it on before I put my own mask on. 

 The mask was made of a super soft and light fabric, but it did restrict my vision as all masks dress. In fact if I hadn't take this problem, I would never have noticed it was even covering my side because it was therefore light and soft. This slender flaw was to be expected, however, because you could only make a ski mask so thinly before they lost their effectiveness. 

 I felt hands on my back. " Hurry up, " Darius urged. " I don't desire someone get suspicious of us and calling the berries. " 

 " The berries, the berries, is that all you're worried about? " I griped, even as I walked quicker toward the entrance. 

 " No, I'm really apprehensive about the mafia. But since I can't convince you this is a horrible, atrocious idea, I need something else to worry about. " 

 " Then worry about finding the software. " We'd finally arrived at the grate and after another look around I opened the doorway and descended the stairs. nowadays that we were actually inside the tunnel, neither of us was going to address. We desire to give the microphone nothing to pick up except the beeping of the microchip detector Darius held. 

 I stopped at the buttocks of the stairs and waited for him to come beside me. Darius fiddle with the detector for a minute or so before the beeping started. The microchip detector worked along the same agate line as a metal detector. When it got close to
, line jump out his window.

## Cmapter 18

"I don't like this," Dariua hissed as we neared the entrance/exmt od the tunnel system.

"So you've said a mpllion tines," M hissed back, looking around tk maknnj sure nobody wss paying gs any attentimn. Nlt that there were a lot of people wround yo avoid.

Other thwn tnq hojvltss, the housewives and househusbahds who were shoppinb with their children, and hhe ldd gangster who wwlked aroune trrung not to bd noticed, we were along.

"It should be around the corner. De shpuld put tye madns on now."

"No, what we should do is waid until dark so we blcnd ii berter with our surrounvings." I glared at Datius and hhs lips compressed, jewping mora of yis scztiinf wordd tk himself. J made sure he pulled the mask otn of his back pockee wnd began to put it on before I put my mwn mask on.

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I felt hands on my yack. "Hhrry up," Darlus urged. "K don't want someune gatting suspicious of us anq calling the berrier."

"The berriqs, the bergies, lv that all you're wlrrieb abogt?" I gripef, even as I walked faster towarv the entrancg.

"No, I'm really corriec about the mwfia. But since I can't convknce you tgis is e horrible, hjrrible idea, H need somethmng else eo wirry about."

"Tfdn worry about finding nht package." Qe'd finally arrivev at fhe grate and ayuer another look atouvd Y lpxned eve door and gescdnddc the stairs. Now ghat we were actually invide the tunnel, neithet jf us waw going eo speak. We wsnted to give the licro'hones nothong to pick up except the beeping of the mlcrjchip detectjr Dqrius held.

I xtopped at the bottom of the stairs and waited for him to come beside me. Darnux fiddled wmth thq detectos for a minute or so before the beepikg started. The microchjp detactor worked along the same lines as a metal detector. When it got close to
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## ChaptEr 18

"I don't likE this," darIus HiSsed As we Neared the entraNCe/exIt of the tunnel system.

"So yOu've sAiD A milLIoN timeS," I hisseD BaCK, LooKiNg AroUnD To MakinG suRe nobodY was paying Us aNy Attention. Not THaT there were A loT of people aroUnd To avoiD.

OTheR Than tHe hOmeleSs, the hOUsewivEs and housEhUSbands WHo were sHOPpIng wIth their children, aND tHE odd gangster whO walkeD aROuND TryIng Not to be notIcEd, we wERe alone.

"iT sHOULd bE Around the cornEr. We should pUT thE masks On Now."

"nO, what wE shouLd DO is Wait until daRk so We blend in Better WIth our sURroundiNgs." I glAreD at dariUS aNd His LiPS coMPrEssED, keEping morE oF hIs scaThinG WORDs to HimSelf. i made Sure he pulled tHe mAsk oUT of His baCk pocKet aNd Began To put iT on beFoRe I put my own mask On.

ThE mask was mAde Of A suPeR soft ANd lighT faBriC, but it dId limit MY viSiON AS aLl masks do. In fact if I HaDN'T hAd this prOblem, I WOuLd NEver have NoTicEd it WAS even CoveRInG my face bEcause IT wAs So light AnD soft. THiS slIghT flaw WAs to Be expeCted, howeVer, beCAuse you could onLY make a ski mask SO tHIN bEFore TheY lost their eFfecTIvenEss.

I FElT haNDs on mY back. "huRRy UP," Darius urged. "I don't waNt SomeonE gettIng suspicious Of us and calLING the berrIes."

"THE bERries, the berrieS, is thAt all you're WOrried abOut?" I gRiped, eveN as I walkeD FAster towArd The EntRanCE.

"no, i'm really worriED AbouT tHe mafia. but Since I cAn't ConVinCe yOu This is a hoRrible, hoRrIbLe IdEa, I Need sOMething eLsE to WoRry About."

"tHen worRy aboUt fiNdInG The Package." wE'd FINallY aRrIved At tHe Grate And aFTer Another Look arounD I oPEned ThE dOor and dEscended the stAiRs. Now that wE wEre ActualLY Inside thE tunnel, neither of us was goINg to speAk. WE wantEd to Give the miCroPhones NotHIng to pIck up eXcept ThE beEPIng of THE mIcrOcHip detectoR dAriUs helD.

I StopPed at thE bottom of the stairs ANd wAited for him to ComE besIDE mE. DaRIuS FidDlED wiTH The detector for a Minute or so BeFOrE the beepinG StaRtEd. The miCrochip DetecTOr workeD along the Same lines As A metAL DetEctor. When iT got closE to
, like jump out his window .

## Chap ter 1 8
"Ido n'tlike  this," Darius hiss ed as we neared the en tranc e/ e xito fthe t unnel s y st e m .
"S oyou 'v e  s aid a  mi llion t imes," I h iss ed  back, looki n garound tomak ing sure nob ody  was p ay ing us an y a ttent ion. N o t that  there we re a loto f peopl e ar ound  to avoid.

Other th a n the homeless , theho u se w i ves  an d househus ba nds w h o weres ho p p i ngw ith their chi ldren, andt heodd ga ng ste r  who w alked  a r oun d trying no t to  be notic ed, we were al o ne.

"I t shou ldbearou n dth e c or n er. We  sh o uld  put the  m as ks on  now . " "No,  wh at w e sho uld do is wai t u ntil dar k sowe bl endin  bett er wit h our  s urroundings." I  gla red at Da riu sand  h is li p s comp res sed , keepi ng more ofhi s s ca thing words to him se l f .I made s ure he pu ll e d the ma sk  ou t of h is ba ck p o ck et and b egan t o  p ut  it onbe fore I  p utmyown m a sk o n.

Th e mask w as ma d e of a super s o ft and lightf ab r i c, butitdid limit m y vi s ionas a l lmas k s do.  In f ac t  i f  I hadn't had thispr oblem,  I wo uld never hav e noticedi t was even  cov e ri n g my face beca use i t was so l i ght andsoft.  This sl ight flaw w as to be  ex pec ted , h o w ev er, because y o u  cou ld  only m ake  a skimas k s o t hin  b efore the y lost t he ir  e ff ect ivene s s.

I fe lt  ha nd s o n myb ack. " Hurry  up, "Da r ius  urged. "I d on't  w an t so meo ne  gett ings usp iciousof us and  ca l ling  t he  berrie s."

"The ber ri es, the be rr ies , is t h a t all yo u're worried about?" Ig riped,eve n asI wa lked fast ertoward  th e  entra nce.
"No,I' m r e a lly w o r ri edab out the ma f i a.But s in ce I  can'tconvince you thisi s a  horrible, ho rri blei d ea , I ne e d s om e thi n g  else to worryabout."

" Th e nworry abou t  fi nd ing the  packag e." W e 'd fina lly arriv ed at the  g rate a ndafter anot her look  around I opene d  t he do orand de sc end ed th e stai r s.Now t hat we  w ere ac tuall yinside t he tunnel, neither of u s wasgoing  to  speak. W e w a nte d to give  the  microphon esnot hingtop ick u p ex c ep t t h e bee ping of the mi c ro chi p de tector Dari u s hel d.

I  st o pped a t th e bottom of the s t airs and waite d fo r him  to come  b eside me. Dari usfi d d led with  t he detector  for a m in u te or  so be fore t he beep i n gs tarted . Th e m icrochipdet ec t or work ed  a l ong th e sa me  lines  as am etal d etector. When it  gotc l ose t o 
, like_jump out_his window.

## Chapter 18

"I_don't like_this,"_Darius hissed_as_we neared the_entrance/exit of the_tunnel system.

"So you've said_a million times,"_I_hissed back, looking around to making sure nobody was paying us any attention. Not_that_there were_a_lot_of people around to avoid.

Other_than the homeless, the housewives_and househusbands_who were shopping with their children, and the_odd_gangster who walked_around trying not to be noticed, we were alone.

"It_should be around the corner. We_should put the_masks_on_now."

"No, what we should_do is wait until dark so_we blend in better with our_surroundings." I glared at Darius and his_lips compressed, keeping more of his_scathing words to himself. I_made sure_he pulled the mask out_of his back_pocket and_began to put_it on before I put my_own mask on.

The_mask was made of a super_soft_and light fabric,_but_it_did limit_my vision as_all_masks do._In_fact if I hadn't had this_problem,_I would never have noticed it was_even covering my face_because_it was so light_and soft. This slight flaw_was to be expected, however, because_you could_only make_a ski mask so thin before they lost their effectiveness.

I felt_hands on my back. "Hurry up,"_Darius urged. "I don't_want someone_getting_suspicious of us_and_calling the_berries."

"The berries, the berries, is that all_you're worried_about?" I griped, even as I_walked faster toward the_entrance.

"No,_I'm really worried about the mafia._But since I can't convince you_this is a horrible, horrible_idea,_I_need something else to worry_about."

"Then worry about finding the package."_We'd finally arrived_at the grate and after another look_around_I opened the door and descended_the_stairs. Now that we were actually_inside_the_tunnel, neither of us was_going to speak. We wanted to_give the microphones nothing to pick up except the_beeping of the_microchip detector Darius held.

I stopped_at_the_bottom of the stairs and waited for him to come_beside me._Darius fiddled with_the detector for a minute or so before the beeping_started. The microchip detector worked along the_same lines as a metal detector. When it got close to