Gang Master's daughter

Ten

Song: Monsters (linked above)

Scarlet's P.O.V ~

I smoke a cigarette to help me feel better, and to help me relax. But Dakota smells it and in an instant, he rushes into my room and throws it away. I feel like he's basically forbidding me to smoke, and I don't think it should be his decision if I want to fucking smoke or not. I have a dad that is an alpha of a gang, and a dead mother who I'm still grieving over. Even though, my mother turned into a bitch after my dad practically abandoned us she had every right too. But she took it out on her daughter, and abused drugs as a way of dealing with the two people that were the closest to her, and she wound up overdosing which led to her death.

I doubt that Dakota ever lost someone in his entire life, but I don't want to assume anything because his parents disowned him but I don't know why. I want to ask him but I'm too scared cause I don't know what his reaction and response will be, Dakota hasn't really opened about his family, and I wonder why. But some people just don't like talking about their home lives, cause some people's home lives are extremely difficult and it's kind of a touchy subject.

"Dakota..." I start saying as he takes his headphones off and shuts his laptop screen. Why does he do that every time I walk in the living room..."can we talk?" I ask patiently waiting for what he'll say

"Sure, what's up?" He says looking up at me, oh those blue eyes pierce my heart when I look into them. I feel a sudden urge to ask him what's on his laptop or at least when he's not looking see for myself. My mind goes to the worst of things, that he could be messaging Melanie behind my back.

"What's on the laptop screen?" I ask and he looks as shocked as a kid that heard their parents swear for the first time.

"Oh, um" he hesitates while playing with his fingers he does this when he's nervous... "it's nothing." He says and I know instantly that it's a lie because when a person says 'it's nothing' it's probably something and something major at that.

"The truth Dakota," I frown a little and then I spot a flashlight on my side of the coffee table so I decide to shine it at him "do you Dakota swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth?" I ask and he squints at the LED light on his eyes.

"Yes, now turn that off." He says and I flick it off with my thumb "Scarlet, I think I better make things right with my family." He says seriously like it doesn't phase him that they abandoned him.

I walk away cause I can't take it anymore, I know how it feels to have someone close to you just abandon you with a snap of their fingers. I know it very well, because my dad practically abandoned me to come to this gang which could go to hell for all I care. I needed my father, whenever Jack cheated on me, I needed my father whenever my life with my mother was complete hell.

"Scarlet," Dakota says in a worried tone "Are you okay?" He asks and I think back to me passing out at the school and how I didn't have any time to get back to normal life.

"No Dakota, I'm not okay." I answer back

"Why? What's wrong?" He asks coming into my room quickly to make sure that I didn't hurt myself but I finally realize that it hurts like hell to have someone abandon you.

"Because I am the gang Master's daughter..." I say and pick up a revolver. I know what I have to do, I have to get the truth out of my dad or kill him because I need answers to why he left me alone when I really needed him the most.

"Scarlet, put the gun down." Dakota says as he backs up against the dresser.

"No, Dakota I need answers and I need them now." I check the ammo in the revolver "Hm, fully loaded perfect." I say smiling as I point it away from Dakota.

"Scarlet, this is not the answer." Dakota begs for me not to shoot my dad but it's the only way to finally get over the fact that he abandoned me and my mother.

"Just think about it, Dakota if I shoot my dad we can finally be together and you would be the leader of the gang." I say trying to make him see my point of view.

"Okay you have a point," he says "but would you really join the gang...?"

I'm wondering why do all the monsters come out at night? Why do we sleep where we want to hide? And why do I run back to you like, I don't mind if you fuck up my life.