COLLUSION

Stranger Danger

-ALIYNA

I am fuming, no. Raging.

Never in my twisted, sick life have I ever come across so much bullshit its not even funny.

The board? criminal organization? who the hell do these people think they are?

Whats more confusing is why the hell, are they saying that i'm their missing piece.

what piece? what puzzle are they trying to finish? what are they missing that they happened to find in me?

I have so many questions and none of them gave me any answers.

That fucker Ace told me he would give me the answers I wanted, give me the reason why he married me. But he put me in a room with people as a joke, and fed me absolute bullshit.

I cant lie, the ominous feeling of curiosity that was pumping through my blood was not helping me in there, I pressed on further and asked more questions to see if there was an end to a madness I didn't know how to control.

There wasn't. There was a dead end yet again.

I stand, leaning against a cement wall in a dark alley, the moon is shinning and the sky is clear of any clouds.

The occasional sounds of crickets is heard while cars drive by the street.

I dont pay any of that attention, Instead I stand there with my eyes closed and my head leaning against the wall behind me, I bring the cigagerrete in my hand to my mouth and inhale a puff of smoke.

Feeling the burning sensation in my throat, leaving me feeling more at ease then I was before.

I know its a shit habit, I have been meaning to stop for a while. But I dont know how.

But my smoking habits are the least of my worries right now, whats clouding my mind is that fucker Ace who thinks hes the king of this world. How he can just toss something like family right infront of me and think I'll play along with his stupid game.

I wonder how long it took him to come up with that story, maybe a few days.

But then again...

I've been getting that sickening feeling in my stomach ever since that night Ace took me to the Board. something inside of me feels as though he is telling the truth. I mean he has no reason to lie. Except for the fact that they want me to sell my soul to them and give them my blood. but thats besides the point.

There was a tone of honesty and sincerity in Dominics voice that I couldn't quiet make out, I've known that man for a long time and never has he spoken in the softness he did towards me a few days ago.

I've been avoiding Ace's manor and Ace himself ever since that night. Its been 3 days, and I haven't seen him. I dont think he realizes I'm trying to hide, and if he did then hes doing a horrible job trying to find. Thats if he even is.

My train of thought is interrupted when a commotion enters into the alley. A man, wearing a black suit with his tie hung loosely around his neck comes tumbling deeper into the alley. As he gets closer, I notice a bottle of alcohol in his hands, thats nearly empty and he seems to be laughing hysterically.

Hes a good 2 metres away from me, but I can still smell the alcohol that reeks from him.

I dont bother trying to find another place to sulk in, I stay rooted to my spot and ignore the delusional man next to me. I inhale another puff of smoke and let the air leave my mouth.

I notice from the corner of my eye the man creeping closer and closer to me, I dont think he realizes that I am stood right next to him. Not until he stumbles upon me, as his arm grazes mine.