Corruption

Chapter 7

Bo's pov:

"BABY IM PRAYING ON YOU TONIGHT, ARE YOU DOWN AINT YOU ALIVE JUST LIKE ANIMALS, ANIMALS LIKE ANIMA- "I glide my finger across my phone shutting off the alarm. I let out a yawn and put my hands up in the air stretching. Shit. I have to go see him soon. I look over to the clock to see the time. 9:10 ugh I have to go in a little over an hour. I hear knocking at the door so I get up and go open it.

"Hey mom, what's up?" I smile she looks better than she usually does after night shifts.

"Nothing I just wanted to check up on you. I woke up to dead silence, which is rare when your in the house" she laughs and I chuckle along with her. She walks into my room and sits on the bed.

"So how have you been Hun?"

"Good." I lie after a very long and hard debate In my head of whether or not to tell her about Harry. She pats on the spot next to her and I lay down so my head is on her knees and she starts playing with my hair as we talk. Oh how I've missed this. With her working and me usually busy I barley have time to just talk to her about random things.

We end up talking for a while and when I realize the time i see it's already 10:30. I lift my head up from her lap and smile.

"I would love to stay and talk more but I'm feeling pretty tired." I lie again.

"Ok Hun, I'll let you rest I think I'm going to go to bed now too anyways." She kisses my head and gets up.

"Goodnight Bo"

"Night mom" I say as she closes the door behind her. I pick up my phone and look at my messages. I scroll through the ones with Harry and sigh. I get up, walk to my closet and grab a pair of sneakers. I take a quick check in the mirror and nod my head. I think I'm ready. As I walk to the door I put my phone in my back pocket and get my car keys. I slowly open the door and look around its pitch black. Mom must be sleeping by now. I tip toe down the hallway and make my way to the steps. The first step I take is quiet but the second one creaks. I freeze in place waiting to hear for something, anything. I continue down the steps and get up to the front door. I stop one last time to hear for noises. Nothing. I cautiously and slowly open the door and walk outside. By the time i get into my car and close the door I let out a breath I've been holding in. My heart is beating so loudly and my breathing is ragged. I pull out of my driveway and drive to where the alley is.

I park my car on the side of the street and sit there for a few minutes. It's 10:57 should I go? I could be warm in my bed right now with nothing to be worried about. I look at the clock again and it's 10:59. I take in a deep breath and close my eyes. You can do this Bo. Just tell him to leave you alone. I open my eyes and get out of the car. I start walking and reach the front of the alleyway. I take one step forward and then look behind me to see if anyone is there. I walk more into the alley and lean against a wall. I stand there for about three minutes until I hear a noise.

"Whos there?"

I wait frantically looking around in pure darkness.

"I'm glad to see you came." Someone says in the same deep raspy voice as they did last time I was here. I immediately know it's Harry. All the confidence I had before slipped away in a matter of seconds. I stand up and look in the direction of his voice

"Leave me alone. I don't want anything to do with you Harry." I say my voice slightly raising.

"Did you ask your friends about me? You seem more frightened than the last time you were here."

I nod my head slightly then mentally face palm myself. He can't see you dumbass. My subconscious annoyingly states rolling her eyes.

"Yes" I say my voice gradually turning into a whisper.

"And what did they say?"

"Th-they said that you a cocky asshole that abuses women and beats people up in alleyways."

"Is that all they said?"

I stay quiet not wanting to say the rest out loud.

"Bo?"

My body shivers with goosebumps when he says my name.

"They also said that your a gang leader.." my voice trails off at the end. "What do you want from me?"

I feel a hand caress my cheek as I look into melting green eyes. I can smell his minty breath hitting my face as he speaks.

"You have a light in your eyes. Almost like a sparkle. Everytime you talk or do anything it glistens. " he stops for a second before continuing.

"I want to burn that light out."