GUNSHOT ➪ Zayn

fifty ninth

chapter 59 Worst betrayals

        The young guy had one thing to do: go to one of the most expensive hotel-casino in Sin's city, meet Andrew Mberaz and take the suitcase.
But unfortunately, this is not how things went. It hasn't been so easy.
    Aaron parked his bike a few meters near Dignitary Discretion.
His hands were sweaty, and his entire body was straight; everyone, even a blind man, could see his nervousness.
    'It's gonna be alright.' he repeated in his head.
Aaron readjusted his suit and threw himself in the lion's mouth.
Everything was fine until the moment he ran into a beautiful Asian woman.
'Sorry, ma'am.' he apologized.
She looked at him from up and down.
'Why are you there?' She scorned him.
'Why are you asking?' He replied.
'Look what we got! Another rogue from Withney.' the Asian woman laughed.
'I'm not here to argue with an old lady. Have a lovely evening, Ma'am.'

    Aaron apperceived Andrew on the other side of the room. He walked in his direction when someone or something grabbed his wrist. It was still her.
'let go of me, you pervert!' he screamed in a whisper.
She looked at his forearm: a wad of banknotes with angel wings and a gun on the back of the logo white ink tattoo was there.
    'Look, in my neck.' she ordered, showing her mark. 'I'm gonna help you because if I don't, you're dead, in all senses.'
'What do you fucking want?' he murmured.
She pulled a white envelope out of her bag:
'Honesty. I want honesty.' she told him.
'What am I supposed to do?'
'Give it to Selena Dallas. She'll know. I'll play that poker game with Andrew, and I will send my rapport directly to spoon.'
'Why would I trust you?'
'Because I'm Carolina Dicsockerson, a 17-grade agent who's supposed to watch you, and you're on your first mission.'

     Then the boy left the Casino and walked towards his motorcycle.
He opened the envelope, too curious, and then

     Someone knocked on the door:
'Come in.'
James unlocked the door interrupting the guy in his storytelling.
   'Hi.' he smiled at Aaron before kissing Selena on her forehead.
'He called Spoon.' James announced.
'Shit... hum... I'll check this with you later. I have to talk to Aaron first.'
'Alright! I'll wait for you in the living room.' James smirked.

    He walked his way out while Selena grabbed the envelope without saying anything.
'What did this bitch give you?' she interrogated, opening the white paper.
It was photos, a lot of pictures.
As soon as she made the connection, it was as if a thousand knives had stabbed her in the heart.
      'Oh, my godness!'Selena exclaimed.
'I'm so sorry, ma'am ... I—-'
'Aaron, keep calm. You're fine. Thanks for telling me what happened.' she kindly smiled.
'You're okay?' The teenager asked.
'Yes. Those things happen.' Selena whispered. 'You can go if you want. I'll call you when needed.'
'Alright, thank you.' he grinned.

     The young boy left the small office, and Selena took one last look at the photos before putting them back in the envelope and joining James.

     Down in the bunker, Zayn and Freddy, we're conversing about the past.
'What kind of things should I be aware of?' zayn questioned
'Your father was my friend, and he was a great agent, but he wasn't perfect.'
'What do you mean?' Zayn frowned.
'He gave me this the day he disappeared.'
     Freddy handed him an old envelope.
'What is it?' Zayn asked.
'His last words, confessions, and the things he wanted you to know.'
'What about Marc and my mum?' The young man demanded.
'It's only about you. I guess your dad knew you'd understand.' Freddy admitted.

     Zayn started opening the letter when Freddy stopped him.
'You'll read that when you'll be safe. So take that letter, grab the 7975th files on your left, save Alyssa and go.'
'What? No, I'm going to get you out of this shit, Freddy!' Zayn swore.
'Kick this impostor's ass and leave.' He insisted.

     Zayn grabbed his swiss army knife and gave it to the old prisoner:
      'Free yourself, man.'
'Thanks.'
    The hazel-eyed spy turned his back to leave with one idea in mind: solving the mystery around his father's supposed death.
     'Zayn!' Freddy called him. He turned his back in Freddy's direction.
     'Before you leave, take that.' He handed him a photo.
'Why?'
'You'll understand.' He smiled.

     James sat on the white leather sofa, looking at something on his phone while waiting for Selena. She opened the door without saying a word.
She went into the kitchen behind the counter and grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge.
James got up to walk towards her and said:
       'so what happened with Aaron? It was really long.'
She turned her back to face him.
     'I don't know you tell me, huh?' She clenched her jaw.
'What?'
'I don't know what Aaron Carter could tell me?' She laughed.
'I... Selena, what did you smoke?' He asked, worried.
'That is not the point, James.' she said.
'I give you one chance and be careful cause you have another.'
'What the freaking hell are you talking about, Leena?' He objected, confused.

     'Do you have something to confess?' she questioned, looking him straight in the eyes. 'Confess? No?' he affirmed.
'It's your last chance.' She insisted.
'No, I mean... I have no idea of what you're talking about.' James confirmed very confidently.
'Mhh Mhh.' she hummed. 'Then what was that.' she threw the envelope Aaron gave her in his torso.     'What the fuck?' he asked.
'See for yourself.'

       James opened the envelope. He couldn't imagine what he was going to find.
'Holy fucking shit--' he whispered.
'Wow, that's funny! I reacted the same way!' She ironically smiled.
'Selena, this is not what you think.'
'Yeah, I can be so stupid sometimes. These are definitely not pictures of you having sex with Carolina Dick-sucker-son.'
'Hilarious Selena, hilarious!' he clapped his hands.    
          Selena grabbed the first thing she could and threw it in his head.
'How could you fucking do that?' she yelled. 'How can you make fun of it?'
'Selena, stay calm, baby.'
'Baby? You better not.' she stopped him.
'I can explain!' He swore.
'Go off and tell me how great she was!'
'Selena!'
'What positions did you do? Huh, come on, tell me everything!' she faked a smile.
James didn't reply. What was he supposed to say?
'I'm sorry!' he apologized.
'You better be! For fuck's sake, I understand why you forgave me so quickly now...' she cried.
'What?'
'Because you betrayed me, and you felt guilty about it, so you accepted my apology.'
'Let me explain!' He screamed.
The sound of his voice was so loud that Selena shut hers.
'I... I never meant to do that...' he started.
'What did you fucking mean then?'
'I... I thought you had betrayed me! I, I just wanted to get my mind off what happened. I'm sorry, Selena, I messed up.' His dark eyes started watering.
'James, I may be many things, many things you heard me. Good or bad. But I would never do to you what you did to me.' the young woman concluded.

At that moment, James realized that it is useless to take revenge on the person who hurt us, especially if we are in love with that person.

'I love you!' he said out of nowhere to make her stay.
'James, you don't.' she whispered as she turned her back towards him.
He opened his mouth to contradict her.
'if you truly loved me, you would never have fucked everything up. And don't tell me that you did that because I lied to protect the both of us. I won't believe you. A part of you always knew who I was.'