Every neighborhood has them; punks who generally are up to no good with way too much time at their hands. This particular clique is sort of an upper middle class sort of deal with all the classic attributes of spoiled kids these days: a classic combination of entitled, conceded mixed with a certain dose of both ruthlessness and sophistication.
What makes them stand out from their peers is that their exploits are not limited to mostly social media and the Internet. They are sort of old school in that they still play basketball in the streets, haunt local parks and playground with their obnoxious behavior and instead of doing drugs they drink, even in public. It was one such afternoon they had this encounter with Jen at the local playground.
All they were doing is what they always do; hang out, have a couple beers and fun - as usual, much at the expanse of everyone else around. Then suddenly this woman shows up and gets on their case. For Rick, the ringleader of the group, this was all sorts of unreal. Standing nearly five ten with athletic build and short, military style cut hair he is an imposing presence for his age alone and there were five of them. Yet, she went in his face. It wasn't even the first time or the last they had an argument, but it was the one standing out the most because it pissed him off the worst.
Granted, she was sort of cute when going off while barefoot, wearing shorts that leave almost the entire length of her legs exposed and a top that gives good idea about both, size and shape of her boobs. So much so that Irvin ended up pulling out his cellphone and record her. Things might have escalated right then if she wouldn't have threatened to call the cops. By doing so though she finally crossed the line.
So, now here they are gathered in her driveway. All of them: Irvin, sort of an athletic sixteen year old of mixed Asian and American heritage. He is their tech whiz and with that perhaps the nerdiest of the group. Then there is Ken, Rick's spitting image only with darker hair and a scar above his right eyebrow. Doyle is stockier and buffer than the rest of them, muscular and a grade a bully with a sort of mean and malicious look to him. Hunter is their final member and the only one with long hair, which he usually wears bound together to a pony tail. He is more slender than Doyle but that's deceiving because he is the kid whose been in martial arts for as long as he can remember.
They have given it enough time Jen should have made it back from daycare by now to limit their exposure and the risk of someone growing suspicious by five kids hanging out in front of the woman's house. Rick is about to find out if she made it home yet by stepping up to the front door, positioning himself so she will need to open the door to see who is out there by avoiding standing in front of any spy holes or windows and then rings the doorbell.
What makes them stand out from their peers is that their exploits are not limited to mostly social media and the Internet. They are sort of old school in that they still play basketball in the streets, haunt local parks and playground with their obnoxious behavior and instead of doing drugs they drink, even in public. It was one such afternoon they had this encounter with Jen at the local playground.
All they were doing is what they always do; hang out, have a couple beers and fun - as usual, much at the expanse of everyone else around. Then suddenly this woman shows up and gets on their case. For Rick, the ringleader of the group, this was all sorts of unreal. Standing nearly five ten with athletic build and short, military style cut hair he is an imposing presence for his age alone and there were five of them. Yet, she went in his face. It wasn't even the first time or the last they had an argument, but it was the one standing out the most because it pissed him off the worst.
Granted, she was sort of cute when going off while barefoot, wearing shorts that leave almost the entire length of her legs exposed and a top that gives good idea about both, size and shape of her boobs. So much so that Irvin ended up pulling out his cellphone and record her. Things might have escalated right then if she wouldn't have threatened to call the cops. By doing so though she finally crossed the line.
So, now here they are gathered in her driveway. All of them: Irvin, sort of an athletic sixteen year old of mixed Asian and American heritage. He is their tech whiz and with that perhaps the nerdiest of the group. Then there is Ken, Rick's spitting image only with darker hair and a scar above his right eyebrow. Doyle is stockier and buffer than the rest of them, muscular and a grade a bully with a sort of mean and malicious look to him. Hunter is their final member and the only one with long hair, which he usually wears bound together to a pony tail. He is more slender than Doyle but that's deceiving because he is the kid whose been in martial arts for as long as he can remember.
They have given it enough time Jen should have made it back from daycare by now to limit their exposure and the risk of someone growing suspicious by five kids hanging out in front of the woman's house. Rick is about to find out if she made it home yet by stepping up to the front door, positioning himself so she will need to open the door to see who is out there by avoiding standing in front of any spy holes or windows and then rings the doorbell.