When the moon met the sun (ENGLISH VERSION)

-21- EVERYTHING WILL GO WELL

-TOM'S POV-

I've hardly slept. Knowing that tonight I'm about to have a gun in my hands again terrifies me.

Knowing I could lose Blaire a second time terrifies me even more.

Facing the mirror, all my thoughts are racing. I attack my face with ice water to come to my senses.

My phone vibrates on the edge of the sink.

I grab something to wipe my hands and face.

I reach for my phone to see the following notification:

"9pm, behind the alley from last time. Don't be late.
- John"

I sigh, tossing my towel onto the bathroom floor.

I place my hands on my face to scrub it for a few seconds.

I pull on a T-shirt and am about to leave the room when I hear three knocks on my door.

I frown, taking a few steps to reach the handle.

I push down slightly to see my brother, static, in front of me.

Bill
- Don't tell me you told her.

I swallow.

Tom
- I beg your pardon?

Bill
- Did you tell Blaire what we were going to do tonight?!

I take a deep breath.
- It's the only way to get her back.

Bill
- Get her back? So the only way to get her back is to take her with us into that trap?

Tom
- I didn't see it that way.

Bill
- Which way did you see it then?! Are you blind or something?!

Tom
- Bill, please.

Bill
- You put her in danger! Her and her band!

Tom
- Who agreed to this shitty plan in the first place?!

Bill is silent for a moment. He bows his head, sighing heavily.
- I did it to protect you.
he murmurs.

Tom
- Protect me from what, Bill?

Bill
- From them!

Tom
- Who's them?!

Bill
- Blaire's family.

I'm wide-eyed. That sentence almost takes my breath away.

Tom
- What are you talking about?

Bill takes a deep breath, crossing his arms against his chest.
- They know you killed Philippe.

I'm wide-eyed.
- What do you mean they know?

Bill sighs
- John throws it all away.

I stand still for about ten seconds.
- Are you fucking kidding me?

Bill
- No, Tom, he threw you away because he didn't think you'd agree to come tonight.

Tom
- And they believed him.
I say, putting my hands over my face.

Bill
- Well... it's true.

Tom
- There were two of us in this crime Bill!