He was fiddling around with stuff in case the kid looked back at him. He was actually just killing time. Listening to a podcast. Probably not the safest thing to do as a police officer at night.

Ten minutes in though a car pulled up. He shut the podcast off. A large SUV. Bright fucking lights. The kind that blinded you on the otherside.

The engine intimidated him as it approached. He shielded his eyes to try and see who the fuck it was. He wanted to shout "I'm a fucking police officer. Turn that shit off." but the driver wouldn't be able to hear him. The music was loud. Thumbing bass. Rap music.

Suddenly the music and engine cut off at the same time. He felt like reaching for his gun. He didn't know why. But that was the first thing he thought about. But before he could reach it he saw a man open the window and peak out.

"Good evening officer!"

"Yes good evening..."

"I believe my friend is here. One of our friends... seems to be missing."

The man was large. But looked innocent.

"Officer... I'm going to reach into my pocket slowly. I have a vape in there. I'm going to take it out and puff it. Is that okay?"

"Yeah. Just turn the pocket towards me and then raise your other hand and keep it in the air."