hellbound; cory | ACKLEY BRIDGE

GANGSTERS PARADISE

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kingdoms have fallen,
angels be callin
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"you look...gorgeous," cory breathed as i opened the door to him. he wore a plain black polo shirt and blue jeans, nervously tapping the back of his phone as he stared at me. i was taking him to a posh restaurant, but i hadn't exactly told him that yet.

smiling, i tried to fight the blush that was about to splash over my cheeks - he made me feel like it was the first time he'd ever complimented me, every time he complimented me. god, i was head over heels for him.

"not half bad yourself," i grinned, standing on my tiptoes as usual to press a kiss to his lips, trying to fight the feeling of how lucky i was to have a boy like him.

"you'll catch flies," i laughed, shutting the front door. "you're lucky those lovebites have faded enough for me to cover them," i told him, leaning into his arm as he draped it around me, walking into the cold. it was blustery, the night was dark but the moon hung low in the sky, luminescent as it watched cory pull me in to his side tightly. my heartbeat raced as he rubbed up at down my arm, trying to warm me up.

"don't worry, we can fix that tonight," he winked, starting to trace patterns on my arm.

"cory!" i exclaimed, shoving him off of me as i laughed.

"that's my name, don't wear it out. you'll be needing it lat-"

"i'm actually gonna kill you!" i warned him, wrapping my own arms around myself, missing his warmth but way to stubborn for my own good.

"babe, you're gonna freeze," he chuckled. "come here," he gestured with his arm, stupid beautiful smile on his face.

"nope," i refused. "you stink," i joked, sticking my tongue out.

"you are so beautiful," he said out of nowhere. "how did i get so lucky, eh?"

"i was just thinking that," i admitted, a shy smile creeping up on my face.

"yeah, yeah, i guess i am pretty attractive," he said sarcastically. "now seriously, c'mere," he murmured, dragging me into him by the shoulder.

i nuzzled into his warmth comfortably, burying my head into him. "i meant i was thinkin about how lucky you are to have me," i murmured cheekily, biting my lip and gazing up at him.

"cheeky git," he rolled his eyes, kissing the top of my head.

"ave you heard from your jords?" i asked him, genuinely worried about my friend.

"he's home..he's safe. for now at least," cory explained, seeming a little bit uncomfortable.

"hey, its all gonna be okay," i reassured him. "i know it. and i'm always here, there's always a bed at mine, there's always food n shite tv n anythin ya need, i never wanna see you hurtin --"

"you bloody rambler," cory laughed. "you've got enough on ya plate. n if ya dad found out..."

"he wouldn't give me a kick in, at the very least," i argued, shutting him up. "we got our problems, you got yours, but we're gonna be with each other through them, yeah? cause...cause i l -"

it all happened so fast, the wind knocked out of me as a car came screeching past us, driving way above the speed limit and all wonky, slamming its breaks just as it jolted in front of us, barely missing. my sentence was cut off by own scream, cory jumping in front of me and pushing me behind him. i gasped in relief as i noticed neither of us had been hurt and the car wasn't damaged, everyone was okay.

"what the fuck, mate?!" cory shouted hoarsely, furious. "oi, i'm talking to you!" he raised his voice even more, approaching the drivers window, slamming it a couple of times.

"cory!" i shouted, realisation hitting me. that car. "cory, get away!"

"what are you on about, cielo he almost killed us!"

"cory -- cory, it's -"

"khadim," the man himself said, opening the car door.

i couldn't tell you much else, cause my vision went blurry as i tumbled to the floor, head spinning, ears ringing. black.

*

"d'ya think she's dead?"

"no, ya daft so and so!"

"i were joking!"

"certainly looks the part."

"smells the part."

"aye, you lot! she'll come round soon enough. ya proper doin my head in."

"alright, mate, no need to get your knickers twisted."

"that's my girlfriend yer all yammin on about! is she dead, like? seriously, riz."

it was hard, trying to identify the voices when my head was splitting lightning bolts and my eyes refused to open, but it sounded like hailey, riz, cory and missy.

"look, guys, i think we should get my mum -"

oh, and nas.

"no!"

"uh, why? she's literally passed out on the floor, if ya haven't noticed!"

"because..because if she asks what happened, i can't tell her."

"why though? i don't get it, all mr mysterio!"

"because it were the druggie guy that's after our jord, and he said sommat proper weird, alright?"

"for goodness sakes, cory, what?!"

"he said, she knows what happens when ya don't pay up. if jord don't pay up, she knows what happens."

"what's that supposed to mean?"

"it means," i coughed, peeling my eyes open, immediately dizzy from the light. "it means he's gonna kill jordon. he's gonna kill jordon like he killed donté."

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