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40. Trust. (PART ONE)

~Collin's POV~

I sit on the couch as Mason's dad stands over me authoritatively. Mason paces back and forth trying to process the confession I made.

"Okay Collin. I'm going to assume you're not insane and weren't actually going to murder my fucking daughter. So you better assure me and tell me I'm right." He tries to scare me, which definitely worked. Because now I'm terrified to talk. "Collin if you don't start speaking so help me god I will-"

"Alright!" I croak. "I was in need for some quick money around that time before she got shot so I stayed in Bradford for a while and became a something like a hitman. It was nothing major, just getting into some fights, scaring people into doing something they were supposed to do. It was about a week before the incident. This guy came to me with a plan."

~Flashback~

"Collin I have a task for you." The guy holds up a gun. "I need someone hurt."

"Woah mate. I just need a quick buck I'm not trying to kill anyone for no reason." I shiver in the dark alley.

"No reason?" He scoffs. "There's someone that's been testing me, they recently moved out of Bradford to somewhere which is too far for me to even be interested in handling myself. I just need someone in his small circle injured so he gets the message."

"I'm not your guy for this. " I step away.

"£500." He offers.

"I can't do it." I say sternly. "I'm barely eighteen years old. I just need money to pay someone back. Not support a family."

"£700."

"I'm not doing it." I finalize and he looks at me rudely. "I can point you to someone who would do it though." I sigh.

"Fine. But if I find out you tell anyone else besides the hitman, I'm gonna kill you myself."

~Interuppted~

"Who did you point him to?" Mason finally talks to me.

"Kid and Kade's 22 year old cousin, Rick." I reply. "Of course their cousin just got out of jail and hasn't done all that for 3 years. But they didn't know that."

"Who's they?" Her dad yells.

"I'll get there." I brush it off. "So I sent Rick to go get more intel on the situation from the guy I talked to so I knew what I was dealing with. He told him when and where to find him. Which was the night a fight was supposed to happen, he told him to go for Zayn's people. And they'll have someone there to make sure he did the job and that he didn't have someone else do it for him."

"You didn't answer my question." He stands impatiently.

"We had suspicions, we were never perfectly sure."

~Back to Flashback~

"I'm telling you Danny if you go to this fight you and Anthony gotta be careful. I have a bad feeling about it." I plead.

"Collin I've been to fights more than I've been to school, don't worry about it unless you have a real reason why we should be worried."

"I do mate."I sigh. "I just can't tell you."

"Well then I gotta go, cheers." He hangs up.

-Day of the Fight-

I knock on the apartment door to Rick's and he opens the door quickly then pulls me in.

"What's the excuse you gave him?" I hold my upper arm in pain

"I told him I couldn't do it because I found out the cops are watching me."

"Good. I need a huge favor from you." I start. "Come with me to the fight, blend in with the crowd, scope around the entire forest, make sure nobody gets hurt. £250"

"£375. They told me that since I know too much if I try to sabotage it I'm dead."

"£250 is all I can give."

"£375 I go with you and if I somehow get caught there and questioned about the shooting I don't even let your name come up. £250 I frame you for it all."

"I'm willing to risk it. £250."

~Interuppted Again~

"How are you so sure Rick didn't just take the deal?" Mason yells.

"Because I saw the shooter, pushed him out of the way of shooting Danny in case he was about to shoot. It was too fucking late Mas, the second I pushed him he pulled the trigger and shot a teenage girl who was hiding by a tree." I yell. "I couldn't even go and help the girl because if I was seen I was dead too. So I ran, got in my car and drove all the way back to fucking Leeds."

"Kid-" I interuppt Masons dad.

"I didn't even know it was you until I got the call from Kelsey the next day" I tear up. "If I just took the deal like I was suppose to and shoot Danny you could've been okay."

"Coll-"

"So I came out here to London and smiled in everyone's damn face knowing what I did. Thinking I could make up for it by being here for you Mas." I stand up and look at the man I front of me. "I'm so fucking sorry Martin. I thought I could save everyone."

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A/N- by the way I'm completely aware with the gun policy in the UK I just thought this part of the story couldn't roll the same if Mason got attacked 'cause then Collin couldn't serve the same purpose in the story ahaha. If you liked it don't forget to like, comment and share it. Thanks for reading!!

~LarrysAngels