mixed || n.h

44

classes were officially over for the day and november was on her way downtown. she didn't tell any of her friends, however, which was probably stupid of her, but she couldn't. bri would have convinced her not to, chloe would have told niall, and alexa would have told bri. there was just no winning for her in this situation.

taking an uber was awkward, but since the ride was thirty minutes long,  it was unbearable. the uber driver was a few years older than her, and he was decent looking.

"what's a pretty thing like you doing goin' to this part of town?"

november shifted awkwardly under the man's gaze. her father would kill her if he found out she took an uber. he always warned her she could get raped or kidnapped, but she took it with a grain of salt.

"i'm seeing an old friend," she lied.

the man nodded, and continued driving down the busy street. the stores were starting to look dirtier and dirtier, making november feel uneasy. she's been to downtown LA before, obviously, for concerts at the staples center, but other than that, she steered clear.

once parked, november thanked the man and got out of the car and watched him speedily drive off. she was the only person around, but she felt like she was being watched.

november walked inside of the empty looking store and walked to the back, where there was a large room. she peeked her head in and immediately regretted coming in the first place. shahid and four other guys were sitting around a round table, playing cards and obviously smoking weed.

nervous, she stepped into the room and knocked on the door, gaining the attention of the five men. naughty boy  peeked up from his cards and smirked, "well look who we have here."

one of the guys stood up and made his way to a trembling november. he grabbed her chin and made her look up at him, causing her to whimper. he was tall, taller than niall, and had a lot of tattoos on his arms and collarbones. he turned her face side to side before letting her go, and practically shoved her towards the table.

"i didn't come here to be harassed," november said sternly, "where's julius?"

naughty boy and his friends chuckled, making november frown. she felt tiny. they were taller than her, naughty boy being the only exception. he wasn't that tall compared to her.

"julius is out taking care of some business. why are you here? where's your precious boyfriend?" naughty boy taunted.

"don't worry about him. i can take care of myself, i'm a big girl."

"ain't that the truth," the latino boy with a heavy accent eyed her up and down, licking his lips.

november cringed and crossed her arms over her chest, "i need you to let julius go."

"why should i? zayn owes me money and he's being a twat by paying off the debt for him."

"how much does he even owe you? it can't be that much."

the boy who grabbed her face before whispered something to the pale boy next to him. he nodded and whispered something back, giving november a wink.

"he owed me $500, now he owes me $250," naughty boy picked up his cards and shuffled them.

"$250? that's nothing! why is it taking him so long to pay you back?"

"that's quite a lot, princess. what? are you some rich bitch?" the boy, who was black, taunted.

"n-no. never mind that. i need julius to come back. he has a baby on the way with my best friend and he needs to be there for her. i'm tired of your shit, naughty boy, or should i say shahid. whatever the fuck you wanna call yourself. i don't give a damn anymore. you're causing too much drama for me and my friends and i want you gone."