Risky Business with Bloody Cameras

Well, Shit!

I decided to stop being a pussy and go out into the living room. This guy had made the effort to gain my cousin's trust enough to invite them over. Okay, maybe that wasn't the most impressive because he was a dumbass, but still. The point was that if they made the effort to do that, they probably wouldn't go serial killer mode on me while he was around. They could have shown up late at night like I expected, but they didn't, they wanted to blend in.

I walked in as they were starting a shitty action movie and sipping lean. Brick turned to me with surprise.

"What you need?" he asked, already slouching.

"Nothing, I just wanted to hang out with you guys!" I tried to sound excited but it was hard to hide my pain.

An awkward silence filled the room as he contemplated if I was serious.

"Oh, alright, I don't know if you'll like the movie we're watching but you can join."

I sat next to him for the first time in months and a few minutes into the movie with his commentary I started to miss when I was cleaning the cat's corpse.

"Heh, this guy has zero brain cells! How does he not know that the dude with him is a spy?" he chuckled, and me and his friend looked straight at each other from across the couch.

His friend was quiet for the most part along with barely making a dent in their lean. Throwing out a few admittedly funny jokes and focusing on the film. It was a pretty normal night but I knew that wouldn't last long.

"That actress looks like a girl I dated back in New York. This Dominicana, we had a lot of good times, ended over petty shit though." his friend pointed at the screen, chewing some cinnamon gummies. Shredding five of them in a matter of seconds with their sharp teeth.

"Woah dude, sorry, bet she was bad as..." Brick fell asleep mid-sentence.

I awkwardly eyed him to make sure that he was still alive.

His friend cranked up the volume on the TV and turned to me as the ads played.

"Not sure if you knew this but your brother can't handle his purple." they grinned, the screen reflecting in their brown eyes.

The effects of lean had hit Brick like his namesake and he completely blacked out.

"Good thing his stubborn ass is set on proving he can." they chuckled while getting up to close the blinds. They were exactly what I pictured when I heard their voice.

"Now show me the goods, kid, I want a peek before the rest of the crew sees it. I promise your bro won't be getting up with how potent the shit is."

I nodded as we went into my room and I pulled out my computer.

"Why didn't you spike his drink with something that would work faster?"I questioned while typing my password.

"If I did that then he'd get suspicious about why he passed out so suddenly. He's not the brightest but he's smart enough to know shit like that's weird. It was best to let the syrup do the work for me."

"Huh, surprised he has the cognitive skills for that." I half-joked, putting on the video. The pressure was on, I was pretty sure I did a good job initially but watching it back I saw all the flaws. It was surreal seeing them nod their head and squint at sections like they were a teacher looking over a paper. Sure I reacted similarly but seeing it on another person's face put it in perspective.

"So?"

They moved their tongue in their mouth and shook their head.

"Gonna be real, that was pretty basic."