Saving Aliyah (editing)

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-Aliyah Cameron-

We stared at the phone, so far 4 missed calls.

I didn't know what to do, i didn't know if I should answer or not.

"Let's go to my workplace and figure out what to do." Alastair says putting the plates in the dishes, I nodded my head and got ready.

What could Devon want from me? Was all I could think of, Alastair drove to his office and my leg bounced, I cracked my fingers and tried to keep cracking them.

I was nervous for no reason, sure I didn't know the guy. But I didn't have anything to worry about. Right?

I didn't even realize we were here until my side of the door opened, Alastair grabbed my hand and we walked towards his job.

The nerves increased as we got closer. We walked in his office and almost everyone was in there but Cesare.

Alastair didn't want him to know like this, he didn't want him to panic either.

"perché siamo qui capo?" one of the men ask him, Alastair gives my hand a reassuring squeeze.( why are we here boss?)

"Aliyah ha ricevuto una chiamata da qualcuno, quel qualcuno è Devon." Alastair says, everyone eyes snap to me, I shift uncomfortable and give an awkward smile. (Aliyah got a call from a certain someone, that someone being Devon.)

Alastair and I walk over to his desk, he pulls a seat next to his and takes the seat he pulled up, I sat in his chair.

"What am i supposed to do?" I whisper to Alastair, "if your comfortable call Devon, I want to know what he wants, how he found your number and why he's reaching out to you." I nod.

I pull my phone out and unlock it, I click on the phone app and make sure it was the right number before calling it, I then put it on speaker.

It rings a few times before he picks up "hello?" He says, I take a deep breath "hi, uhm you called my phone not that long ago.." I say.

He goes quiet for a minute "Aliyah right?" He says "yeah.." silence again.

"Uhm..why did you call me? Or what that an accident" please be an accident.

"No. It wasn't." I mentally roll my eyes, I stop my self from groaning out in annoyance.

"So why did you call me?" I ask gettin impatient, "Alastair...isn't who you think he is." Nooo shit it's not like he runs a mafia or anything, nah he created my little pony.

I decided to play it safe "what do you mean?" I ask, he sighs "he can be...dangerous it's best to get away from him while you can, I'll allow you to stay with me." Alastair rolls his eyes.

"I doubt that. He doesn't seem dangerous." I scoff, Devon lets out a frustrated breath "then whatever he's doing he's messing with you."  He grits.

I roll my eyes this time I don't have the energy for this but I play along still. "And how would you know that." I say.

"I just do." He says

"Oh yeah that totally convinced me, yup you just fixed everything." I say annoyed.

"I'm not messing around Aliyah." He says, I can tell I'm annoying him by the way he said my name.

"Neither am I." I say, he lets out a sigh "can we meet up and talk?" He ask I look over at Alastair and he nods.

"Fine." I grit. "Im sending the location." He says before hanging up.

I glare at Alastair "you so owe me." I say grabbing my phone and walking out.