The Mission

Eleven

Jane stayed with me the rest of the night. I held onto her hand as she sat next to me as I rested my head against her lap. Occasionally she would run her fingers through my hair, I just felt so safe there. Like everything was finally falling into place.

I slept until about 5:00 am. It was Saturday.

"Youre up early?" Jane asked.

"Work," I sighed and moved to the bathroom to go pee.

"What hours?" She asked.

"8am to 8pm," I groaned.

"If you dont want to go then dont?" Jane said confused.

I tried not to let out a laugh.

"What?" She still seems confused.

"How do you think I pay for food? Electric bills, water bills, phone bills? Whats needed to pay that. I have to have money Jane," I said with a sigh.

"Now that I'm im your life you never need to worry about paying anything again. We will actually be leaving in a week so you wont need a job anymore," she said.

"You're leaving me?" I asked looking down some pain showing.

"We," she said again.

"We?"

"Yes. You and me. We will be leaving this week to go back to Italy," she said.

"Cant I finish highschool?" I asked looking down.

She looked hesitant. "No, not here anyway, with you helping us and you being the last person to see Becca itll make you a target and since many people know your feud.... It would give authority a motive for Becca's disappearance. You can finish school in Italy," she said.

I looked at her and thought about it. She was right though if I were to help them kill Becca and I was the last person with he and with the whole school basically knowing our history it would lead right to me.

"Will I be able to go to college?" I asked.

"If you'd like," she said. "We will pay for it all."

"Okay, let me go into work today and Ill let them know its my last week," I said.

She nodded. "I want to go to medical school," I said.

"And will make sure you do," she said.

I nodded and hugged her tightly. "Im going to hop in the shower," I said happily.

"Ill be downstairs," she said.

I nodded and smiled. I got into the shower and washed my hair before I came down. I got myself a bowl of cereal and sat at the table.

Jane came over and I smiled. God damn she was just perfect. I looked at her in awe. "God you're beautiful," I said. Wait. Did I say that out loud. I did. Oh god.

She let out a little chuckle "thank you," she said and took my hand. "Would you like me to do your hair?" She asked.

I nodded. "As long as I have it in some sort of ponytail. I handed her my brush and sat down a few rubberbands. She gently brushed my hair. She pulled my hair tight braiding it down my back. I winced slightly from the pull of the hair.

"Sorry," she said and tied it off at the bottom. I stood up moving to the mirror that was in my room. "Wow Jane thank you. I just typically put it in a bun," I said.

"Of course," she kissed my cheek.

My cheeks turned a bright red and my heart fluttered.

I dont know how long I was staring at her before I heard a voice. It was Demetri.