Last Chance.

Chapter 2. Waiting in the shadows.

"We did it boys another success, we lost em."

A Commanding tone speaks out with Pride.
The men surrounding on horses all snicker and smile as the horses calm down back to camp.
Money and other goods have been stolen.
They boys all smile as they jump down from their horses and are ready to celebrate there and then from the win of the robbery.

I look and see a few of my men carrying stacks of cash we collected from our robbery, it makes me smile that we are gathering cash and we are gathering it quickly. We still need more though, it's never enough. When is it ever enough.
Before I leave this awful town, I will remain going out with a bang...I will get out of here...

I can't leave though without the one thing I want....the one thing, I need that was taken from me...the obsession I have is consuming me day and night...I can't leave with it...I wont.
From the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep, it's there waiting for me...oh how I know it's waiting for me lurking in the shadows...that sweet voice calling to me like honey....yet it lurks such a dangerous power behind the voice.
I fidget with just the reigns in my hands, I clutch at the leather so my knuckles go white, that just shows my passion, shows my dedication, shows how I crave what was taken from me all those years ago.
How I crave the thing I can't have most...the years I've been waiting.
The moment is soon I can feel it.

Just then a voice breaks my thoughts.

"All thanks to your plan boss."

Hearing that created a smug smile, of course it was thanks to My plan.
A rough chuckle escapes me.
The steed I have ridden for years, trots up to the side of my temporary home.
The air is cold and bitter, something I can relate to.
I don't plan to stay in these caves and mountains, there is nothing here but waste land.
There's always a bigger plan...this...today...it was nothing but child's play...oh I have a much bigger plan in mind and the people who betrayed me, will only wish they never met me.
We won't stay in the cold forever, the sun will shine when the time is right and I just know it.
No....i will not be made a fool of, i am better than the people that came before me and that will come after me, i have a way to come out on top, i view life differently...everything has changed and its all about to fall into place.

This will be perfect, it has to be I won't fall or any in between or mistake...for this to work everything has to be perfect...down to every detail...I need to plan my back up....that was my problem before all those years ago....i had no back up plan, oh...but I will now...no one is going to stand in my way, if they do they'll be on the floor before they can draw their gun. This isn't like before...things have changed.

"No...I'm not done yet...I haven't played my hand...I haven't dealt all my cards...I will win...I will come out on top....this...this isn't the end of me."
I mutter out loud as I walk to my door, to escape the harsh breeze.
One final look out to West Elizabeth and I know...I know when I come back it will be with a loud bang.

Hey I know this one is a short chapter, I promise the rest won't be but, I'm so excited to carry this on, I'm already planning a lot more when it comes to this book but, setting the scene with each character I feel will take a while. Either way I'm excited so stay tuned.
Stay safe- Sophie x❤️