COIN

63. prisoner 🪙

PRISONER
—i'm a prisoner to my addiction—

When i wake up, the bed was empty, both of the girls were gone.
  
I sit up, rubbing my eyes and looking to the side table to pick up my phone, instead i found a little blue cupcake with 'HBD' on. I smile, reaching over and grabbing my phone.

I call Keilani, it rings a couple times before she answers, "Tell me if the cupcake is nice."

"I will later, where are you?"

"Doing a case. I'll be home later. I didn't want Aria alone with you, call it jealousy." She yawns, "Happy birthday, want me to get food before i'm home?"

"No. I have a tradition. What time will you be back?"

"Soon, i promise." She hangs up.

I lay back down, closing my eyes.

It takes me a while to get up and shower, when i'm done, i change into my suit and grab the cupcake.

I walk down the stairs, picking Disco up in the process and putting him in his cat bed.

I should occupy myself with something.

I open the cupcake wrapper, breaking it in half and stuffing one half into my mouth.

It was typical vanilla with buttercream icing.

I eat the other half and open my door.

A brown box laid at my feet.

I take my phone from my pocket, calling Stefan, "Happy birthday to youuuu." He starts singing.

"Shut up." I tut, "Did you leave a box outside of my place?"

"Nope, your present is with Miss. Hale."

"There's a box here, last time there was a glass bomb."

"I'll bring a couple men round now." He hangs up.

I turn my back for two fucking minutes while i text Keilani and in that two minutes, that stupid cat ran directly into the box.

I guess it was a good thing that nothing blew up, but how stupid?

I pull him away, putting him in my pocket, "Your mom is going to kill me if you do that shit again." I stroke his little head, he tilts his head to the side, eyes wide.

I keep him in the pocket of my blazer while i rip open the tape. I open the flaps and look at my reflection staring back at me.

A mirror?

Disco meows.

I lift him out of my pocket, "What is this huh?" I pick the mirror out with my other hand.

Then i fall backwards as it explodes.

I cover the cat with my body as i feel little shards of glass pierce into my back and sides.

I stand up, wincing as i turn my body and feel them sticking into me.

That hurts like a bitch.

Disco starts running up to the damn box again, i stand up, walking over to him and lifting him up. "Stop doing stupid shit." I hold him, looking at the leftovers in the box.

I wipe off the glass and look at the picture of me balls deep inside of Keilani while my fingers were plunged into Aria.

In my damn penthouse.

I turn it over, looking at an email wrote on the back in messy sharpie.

"Wanna help mommy?" I look at Disco.