ONE OF US IS LYING, maeve rojas

five

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"If you don't do what we've fucking paid you to do, you can kiss that 500 bucks goodbye." Moon winced as a rough hand yanked at her hair and roughly forced her down. She rolled onto her back, regaining herself as she snatched the lighter fluid from the man and the matches.

She got into position after walking in and out of the stores, letting the fluid drip from her pant leg. As soon as Moon got situated by the dumpster area of a warehouse that had a decent view of the lighter fluid trail that she had left, she took the walkie talkie thing out of her pocket, messing with the channels to get the right one.

The static told her that she was on the right path; "--on Main Street with the cargo, 4 patrols on our asses."

"Light 'em up, rookie."

"On it," Moon managed, taking a match and striking it against the cement, the tip of the match flaring to life. She held it to the start of the trail, and the flames were on their way. "It's on." She followed it just to be sure it reached.

Moon was watching it from another bodega across the street when she saw a man outside noticing the traveling flame. Thinking on her feet (not wisely), she sighed before grabbing the tip jar and sprinting out of the store.

The owner chased after her and she shoved the jar into the man's hands, pushing him into the owner's path. It let the flame continue to travel and soon, chaos ensued. Moon was out of there, enjoying a slushie that she had bought thanks to some tips from the rooftop of a building , watching plumes of smoke gradually rise into her view.

"Poor Addy," Isaac commented as he and Moon ate breakfast at a diner close to the school. Moon didn't hear him at first, typing out some excuse to avoid making a drop to send to her shithead of a boss. Her brother kicked her leg under the table, and Moon glanced up at him with a glare set on her face. "Did you see the post?"

Moon nodded, drinking her orange juice, "Hurry up, I don't want to miss any early morning chaos.' Isaac raised his shake to her glass, downing it and shaking off the brain freeze. They got to school, walking through the lobby. 

Someone moved past her, bumping her shoulder. Moon was going to give them a piece of her mind, but then realized that it was Addy weaving through the lounging students that just couldn't mind their business for once in their lives.

Moon was free first period, and so was FJ. The new girl wanted to show her some new song on the piano that she had just learnt herself. When they were walking to English Lit together, Moon and Fiona stumbled upon Jake punching TJ in the face whilst Addy stood there teary eyed, pleading for him to stop.

Jake threw TJ against the lockers, and Moon grimaced as Isaac rounded the corner, having just come out of lacrosse warm up to get his water bottle from his locker.

Which was currently being used as a prop for a boxing match.

"Stop, please!"

Moon walked forward and grabbed Addy's arm, tugging her back. Addy shoved her off. The door to one of the classes nearby had opened, Vanessa being the first out, phone in hand as she and some other crowding students began to film. TJ was fighting back, punching Jake near his eye, earning 'ooh's from the growing crowd of shocked (and entertained) students.