Tell Me Your Story

22| 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭

Noah

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The bases atmosphere was literally filled with tension, silence and most of all, a peculiarly quiet Chanelle.

There stood Shawn, Jude, Sierra and I opposite Chanelle who sat on one of her office chairs.

Veronika and Hailee standing on the left. Kira and Logan on the right side of her.

And of course Heith, adjacent to Hannah who was still in the chair she was placed in.

For the almost two-year relationship I shared with her, the only time I saw her face that apathetic was when she'd visit her mother, Mrs Alexa's grave or when her father, Mr Dalton was in comas as his heart operations still proceeded.

God those were the worst of times because it was like she was brain dead for a couple if hours, then fully functional the next. She was always at home, watching over her dad. Her existence outside terminated and her grades slowly begun degraded.

Those were the times I just had to drop all my shit and head over to her house being that I was too afraid to leave her with her ill dad, all by herself.

God, to think this is where life led us.

Realising I've been staring at her for a while, I quickly cut off my gaze, now staring at Chanelle. By the way she furiously puffed, sitting instead of slouching like she did seconds ago, I could tell she was about to blow.

"I just left for thirty minutes." Her orbs met ours, "Thirty damn minutes!" She repeated with rage, "And I'm called back because one of the captives escaped.. No sorry, was used by a stupid security officer?!"

She said as if the situation was a common one.

"I was finally down to convincing Hailee and Veronika's parents to allow them to stay here for fuckin gods sake!" She furiously stood up. Her hands sunk into her face like she was about to gauge her eye balls out.

"Just when I was about to make the cut, I got a stupid message from Logan, informing me about some 'important' matter in which I was compelled to drive back."

God, she's kind of really angry. Please excuse her words.

"And then.. " Her eyes popped, that sarcastic tone arising. "I arrive here, assuming a crowd of whores escaped to later find out, that only one was held here the entire damn time! Wow!"

Switching over to see if Hannah's expression changed, I was disappointed to see was still as blank and blunt as before.

Her eyes were as dead as it could ever be as she played with her fingers in her lap.

Fuck, she's nervously panicking again.

"You know.. " Chanelle deeply sighed, her hands onto her head describing how disappointed she was. "If she was that much of a problem that you actually called me, why did you not just shoot her." Contacting our eyes, "You all know where the guns are placed, especially you two." She pointed to both Jude and I. "I'm quite disappointed in you guys, especially the two of you, Jude and Chase."

"What for?" I immediately came at her, "For not shooting her when she did absolutely nothing?! Are you fucking serious Chanelle?"

Her eyes as lost as ever, "Excuse me." She said, seeming to have been offended.

Ignoring Jude's signs, I continued.

"Did you forget your own rules?" I rhetorically asked. "We are not allowed to kill anyone without your permission. Besides what wrong had she done for us to actually punish her? Last time I checked it was one of your fucking perverts that were in the wrong."

"The mates right Chanelle." Heith appeared as my back up as if I fucking needed it.

Knowing him for as long as I did, the one thing I can tell you about this guy is that he says nothing but shit.

He acts like this charming, innocent korean dude from neverland but in reality is just some sly, manipulating dick.

I bet he even planned this whole hannah switch up thing.

By the way he was behaving seemed too abnormal so for him to suddenly  agree with me after the tension we shared since the day he arrived was too strange to call a 'coincidence'.

"Dude, we all know you're not loyal to anyone but your money so please." I dropped his case, wanting to hear back from Chanelle when he just had to bring it up again.

Suddenly standing a few metres away from me, Heith offensively uttered, "Excuse me? Act?"

"Dude come on." I sighed, not wanting to beat around the bush once again, "You can drop whatever act of sympathy you have for her because we all know you are as much of a trafficker as we are."

"Let me just make one thing clear to you mate." For the first time he seemed to have been serious, stepping a foot closer. "I might be a fellow womanizer, part of this whole trafficking organization as well but I would never, ever say anything I needn't mean. As I stated the very first day I arrived, I'm a man of honesty so tell me why would I actually rush over to Chanelle's office, wreck up the room to find the essentials then on top of that, still help the kind lady over? Tell me Mr Chase?"

"Maybe because you aim for the ones you think are the most innocent and naive, planning to use them like you do with others."

"And why would I do that?" He asked like a dumb bitch. This blank but pissed face almost too close for my liking.

"How am I suppose to know? You're pathetic in almost every way so I'm sure you can go as far as breaking ones virginity, Heith."

Without checking my surroundings, I could literally tell I was being watched by everyone present.

Including Hannah as well.

Trying to calm himself, "May I just ask why you are getting so pumped up by this lady because you are definitely beginning to piss the hell out of me Lucas."

"That's none of your business and I certainly don't give two shits whether I'm pissing you off or not. Why don't you bring another girl in to calm down your piss?"

"Noah!" Chanelle yelled, diverting almost everyone's attention from me, "And you Heith.. " She directly stared him in the eye. "Why did you waste so many medical appliances on her? You could have just shot her. What was the need for you to still patch her up?" She frustratedly questioned. "It's not like she completed her job."

"My apologies ma'am but do you think I'm that low that I'd shoot an injured lady, nevertheless being?" Heith asked in offense. Fuck it, this goody-two-shoes.

Immediately answering, "Yes Heith, I actually did." Finally taking a seat, "Everyone, just get out of my sight. I'll have to renew the schedule tomorrow because some people are getting way too comfortable in this place." Looking above her shoulders, "Right Kira?"

Kira?

"Renew? Comfortable? What?" Logan's words were jumbled.

"Yes renew." Chanelle irritatedly repeated, "From tomorrow on, your partners will once again be switched so everyone, out." Examining Hannah's body, "Sierra.. Sorry, Ruth." She instantly apologizes, knowing how Ruth hated being called by her former name. "Take her back to her cell."

"Sure." Is all she said, heading over to to Hannah. "Come'on dude." She uttered, helping Hannah up.

"And as for you two.. " Chanelle pointed just after they left the room, "I don't want to ever hear you cause any kind of commotion when there's a captive around. Especially you Heith."

"Me-

"Yes you." She interrupted. "Remember." She moved forward in her seat, "They do have ears and if they eventually escape, they will know your facial appearance and background if you blurt too much in anger. Clear?"

After no answer she repeated, "Was I clear?"

"Crystal." Heith uttered, colliding his shoulder with mine before leaving the room.

"Noah?"

"Clear enough." I gave the response I knew she'd want, forcefully accepting a smile from her.

Immediately, I exited the room, heading to our dorm.