Ex-Childhood Crush

Abbey's POV

She was still down when the car lurched to a stop .

" Up ". Zoey said.

She did as told.

Oh they stopped at a Bouaba if you don't know what that means , I'll explain well basically any solider or high ranked gun holding killing and kidnapping machine can pick up some buddies and say that it's for

' security safety ' they're ruthless disgusting beans the ones who monitor them they think they're playing the police act but we all know they're not.

They navigate and lead the cars with guns the size of their arm.

Worst thing they walk with such a posture that's mocking them saying you can't touch us and we own this.

She gulped she was scared of them she won't lie she was on the list because of them.

What she did ?

She's still not telling too early , memory still fresh and will probably bring with it the hallow feeling so she'd better not .

Her mother the opposite of her she interguited them .

When they would kick her cars wheel and stand infront of the car , I'd be telling my mum to get over it they'll kill us . But alas she didn't listen and would bump into them and made that squealing rubber sound.

And would shout at them from her window since she was a lady and a lady from a high class family they usually tolerated it with their own comments and intimidating looks but tolerating none the less.

Untill one day she took it too far and her Abbey had to take it into her own hands and Bam got herself landed on the list.

Anyways back to the present.

The masked guy put his hand out in a stop gesture.

The man came striding to them with all his supposed Glory .

" Is this your car ". The guys gruff voice said.

" It is ". Zoey replied.

He turned to me in the back and gave me a once over.

She didn't budge down her shirt, because that would show there was something she had to hide.

You know when they say your eyes speak the truth. They really do mean that not in their sense but in a way.

Ill tell you for example, you ask a man where he hid that thing ,his mouth would lie and say no clue.

But his eyes would glance to where he hid that thing .

So she kept her face straight drained off emotion as it should be .

" Who is she ".

" My Daughter ".

Liesss

Liesss

Liesss

She hated it so damn much.

When someone would say your like my daughter , I'm as if your father , I'm like your Fathers brother , Your my kid .

She would just want to scream at them to shut it , but she would smile polietly and change the topic as unknowingly as possible.

The man seemed to beilieve him , because he waved them off.

Must be tired he would have put them to the side called the ' police ' and on and on it went untill they got killed or the ' police ' would get bored and let them off.

" Here ". Zoey said reaching down in the passenger's seat and passed her a shopping bag .

She eagerly opened it and to her delight there stacked on eachother were five books.

The other Boelyn girl.

The Scandelous Duchess.

Legend.

Prodigy.

Champion.

And now came the part that she hated most in her life.

When she wanted to curl up in a ball write her sadness into poetry words and cry herself to sleep but ofcource she can't do that.

So mustering up her gushy smile.

She plastered it on her lips and showed her teeth , her cheeks already hurt , She lit up her eyes and squealed.

" Thank you , Thank you , Thannk Yooou I can't beilieve it! I've wanted these books for like Ever , God thank you now ill have even more books ". She kept her smile on her face as she gave him a one armed hugs.

He smiled at her .

" That's what i want to see that smile on my daughters face , I have to do my father's duties Seeing you happy makes me happy ".

It took effort not to scoff at him i mean yes she was thankful , but father duties ?

The Hell.

Now the part she dreaded in her act .

Putting the books aside she started.

" When i come back I'll show off with them and shove them in my friend's face! , she's always trying to make me jealous but not anymore.

When i become Queen I'll say Thank you all for coming but i couldn't have made it here without Zoey who got me here ".

She pretended to bow.

That's the thing about putting up this act when she stopped people looked at her weirdly.

Kept prying What was wrong , Why is she sad.

How is she ?

Is she sick , does she have temperature.

Are you sure ?

You know you can tell me.

They made her feel that as if she didn't pretend something was wrong with her.

Especially Zoey he would cling untill she invented something at the top of her head , He would comfort her and she'd let a tear roll for him.

He laughed at her and went back to driving in silence .

She sighed and looked out the window.

Oh oh they were passing a kateeba .

A kateeba by the way is like head quarters for a specific huge group .

It had all their power with it.

And man oh man if you went in one and didn't belong to that group you were practically dead .

People already started setting up your grave.

Now days it's you and yourself , because no one is going to help you in your time of crisis .

Everybody wants to save their own neck.

Gun shots were fired infront of them.

Abbey stood rigid as Zoey stopped the car.

Two men were coming there way , with guns aimed at them.

She sadly sighed it was too stupid to hope she'd ever get out of this hell hole.

Hope was stupid it let you live a little while longer , but it aimed at you all the same and the hit would become more painful because you weren't expecting it .

Stand tall she heard a voice say .

She did just that.

And in the darkness with few lights illuminated , she could see shadows trailing the guards closer and more attached than normal shadows who followed behind you.