Corrupted (18+) (GxG)

Case File 46

Case File Name:
Pettiness.

♠Chapter Forty-Six♠

The morning after the spelling bee, I was faced with two different choices.

Go for coffee with Tazmin.

Or...

Lie to her and meet Vic at the gun range as previously planned.

I chose the second.

Or mostly just delayed my coffee date with Tazmin—someone who I left in bed at six in the morning on a Saturday to ride with Vic to the range.

Luckily he was down for pushing the time back two hours since it was the weekend.

But even with the two extra hours of sleep, I was exhausted.

Mostly because after the spelling bee, we got milkshakes—and at that point, we weren't back in Miami Beach until eleven.

And by the time Tazmin and I got ready for bed it was close to twelve.

And then on top of that, Nadia got to stay up for a movie marathon as a reward for winning the spelling bee.

So she decided to FaceTime us.

For almost two hours.

So I didn't technically fall asleep until around two in the morning.

"Your aim is off," Vic said.

I shook my head, blinking my heavy eyes a few times, "Yeah I know," I mumbled, desperately trying to focus back on the target.

"Try for a headshot," Vic suggested, motioning higher up on the target.

I shook my head, "I'm already off today—"

"Just try so we can see what progress you've made," Vic cut me short, clearly just as tired as me.

But we had been here for over an hour and I hadn't made any of my normal shots.

I let out a deep sigh, aiming higher up before pulling down on the trigger to shoot the last
bullet in the gun.

And piercing a hole right through the target's neck.

I guess that's better than nothing.

"Try one more time," I heard Vic saying.

Which earned a nod from me, now focusing back in on the target to shoot the gun—

And pierce a hole right beside the head.

At least my aim was higher, even if I missed the shot entirely.

"Don't tell me you were aiming for the head baby."

I immediately turned around at her familiar voice.

And as soon as my eyes fell on Tazmin, my lips were parted and I had the urge to say a few explicit cuss words.