Across the Hall

Chapter Three

Jaylin's POV:

I lay in the bed on the Sunday, reliving the night in my head.

"Is this okay?" I whispered to her, looking to our hands and then into her blue and green eyes. Something about her was captivating.

"Our time is up" she said and left the room, leaving me there.

Did I do something wrong? Do I go back? My head began to hurt thinking of all the reasons of what must've happened. I eventually got up and got dressed in shorts and a plain shirt, leaving my room and going into the kitchen to see Nico.

"You came home late last night, where were you?" Nico asked me and I decided on telling her, she never judged me.

"I went to the nightclub Gems" I told her, and she stooped her movement s and turned to me.

"Oh really, see anything you liked?" she asked, and I smiled at her giving the answers but gave no more than that. She served us both breakfast and we ate.

"How about we go out today, I heard another fight is on tonight, might be worth checking out or you take me to this club you found" Nico told me. This explained the bruise the other day, one night Nico and heard about an underground fighting ring and of course we decided to sign up, not knowing we were really good.

"Sure, why not, time to unwind" I said, and we cleaned up and left the apartment and I saw Isabela walk to her door.

"Hey Isa" I said, and she gave me a quick glance and went into her apartment, she didn't seemed like herself so before she shut the door I blocked it with my foot, "You okay?" I asked and she didn't say a word and slammed the door closed almost hurting my foot. I looked to Nico, and she shrugged her shoulders but left the complex, I was about to leave but leaned against her door.

"Isabela, look I know we don't know each other that well but I'm here if you want to talk" I said through the door and then followed Nico out the complex.

Isabela's POV:

I stood on the other side of the door hating what I just did, I looked through the peek hole and saw her looking at my door and she leaned in a little.

"Isabela, look I know we don't know each other that well but I'm here if you want to talk" she says and then she leaves the complex

This is so messed up, I'm glad she doesn't know it's me. The way she was, why would she pay more to see me, I hated taking the money. It felt so natural to flirt though but when she grabbed my hand, I freaked so badly.

Marcus came for me and hour later. We walked around the block for a moment, and I checked to see we weren't followed. I went through the back of the club and once in I breathed a sigh of relief, then made my way backstage to the others. I sat at the vanity table and ran my fingers through my hair and looked at myself in the mirror. What the hell am I doing with myself?

The night was slow but we either danced at times just for atmosphere and then when it got busier we knew the solo acts would happened. As I finished part of a dance with other girls, I noticed Jaylin and Nico take a seat near the stage. I quickly went backstage, she is here again really? And she brought Nico great. I was took caught up in the problem that I didn't see Elzia approach me.

"Seems like you have a favourite" she said, and I shook my head already knowing her question.

"I'm not doing it, I'll dance on stage but no more private shows" I said and she gave me a concerned look and then took me out of earshot of the others.

"Did something happen last night?" she asked, and I heard the protectiveness in her voice.

"No, I just, I know Jaylin, she's my neighbour, it's too risky. Please Eliza I can't" I said almost on the verge of tears, and she brought my into a tight hug.