Gem and I

Chapter 10-Leave me alone!

I fucking hate roses.

I light a blunt starting to walk back to my apartment when a creepy van starts to slowly follow behind me.

 I pretend to ignore it sliding my knife out of my pocket as they start driving next to me.

"Hey! Pretty girl you need a ride?"

"No thanks."

"You sure? A little thing like you shouldn't be out here alone.''

'' I can take care of myself.'' I roll my eyes taking a deep puff.

''Oh really? How old are you?''

''Underage.'' I said irritated.

''C'mon girl just get in the van.''

I looked at the 2 guys at least in their mid-forties dead in the eye, "Fuck off!"

"You know what! GET HER!"

The back doors to the van opened revealing 6 more men,

"SHIT!'' I cuss taking off down the street.

2 guys. Okay. 3, I can deal with. BUT 8?! GODDAMN! They acting like I'm a runaway princess or something.

Okay I'm in the city I just need to get into the public.

"GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE!" One yells running faster.

Damn! Is he a track star?!

She's a runner, She's a track star. She gon' run away when it gets hard.

Dammit brain this is not the time to be singing!

"Got you!" The track star says grabbing my hair yanking me back.

"On the CONTRARY!" I say grabbing his other arm slicing it from his elbow to his knuckles.

He screams in pain and I take off to the closet place with the brightest lights. I see a group of about six guys that look older than me but at this point I couldn't care less.

''Okay what's the plan?" I ask myself.

''I don't have one."  I answer back.

What?!

I ran and jumped into the closest guys arms, "Please act like you know me! These guys are chasing me!" I whisper to him.

"Ay, you know this girl bro?" His friends ask.

He notices the guys that were running after and squeezes my hips pulling me closer to himself.

"Yeah, she's a friend of my sister's. What trouble did you get yourself into?" 

I smile him going with my "plan", "Nothing. They were traffickers and they didn't like me running away.''

"A small girl like you shouldn't  be out here alone. Why aren't you home?'' One of his friends ask

"I went for a walk. I was stressed out."

"Want us to walk you home?" The guy holding me asks.

"No, it's okay my apartment is in the opposite direction you guys are going. Thanks though."

"You sure?"

"Yeah. Here's my dad's card if you need anything at all just visit this address. Tell him Marzanna sent you."

"Marzanna? That's a pretty name."

"Thank you. For everything."

I take off around the block but hear his friends laughing as I leave and like the nosey bitch I am I stop to listen.

"Bro! You got a crush on her!" One laughs.

"That's not true!"

"You were practically a tomato when she was hugging you."

"Marzanna? That's a pretty name." One mimics.

"Fuck you guys." he laughs

I chuckle from around the corner and head back to my apartment.

As I  sit on the couch I wonder who those guys were, I mean ain't no way normal traffickers have that many men in the vans. This feels personal but, who's after me? 

I'm with the boss now. No one's that bold to come after me.

Unless.......... No! No Way! The boss said he was gone!

But he never said he was dead.

no.

"моя роза"

NO!

"моя роза. Come here, I just want to have some fun."

Leave me alone!

I clutch my chest sliding to the ground curling into a tight ball trying to catch my breath.

''It hurts!'' I cry.

''I can't breathe! I need help! Please someone." I pant.

You need to take a couple deep breathes.

''I can't!''

Yes you can! Okay. I need you to listen to me.

''But your not here anymore Akira. You left me! I don't know what to do without you!''

Live!

 Live, for me.

''I can't. He messed me up to bad.''

I'm gonna send help.

"How?! This is all in my head. You left a long-"

Suddenly my phone vibrated in my pocket, "hello?" my voice shook

Blueberry hair- Hey, you alright?