Not good enough

21.Needs

I get out the car knowing exactly what to do .

This is the only place I think Jake would talk about.

I run down the tar road and into my favourite coffee shop/book shop.

I walk into the store and look around and all I see is people sitting down and drinking their coffees. I scan the coffee shop and I stop when I see a person wearing a black hoodie, with his head lying between his arms.

I walk up to the coffee table which the person is on and kneel before the person.

A face with bruised eye and a cut lip with blood looks up and meets my eyes. Tears form in his eyes. 

"Lisa?" he whispers so softly you can barely hear it. A tear rolls down his cheek.

We both stand up in unison and he pulls me into a tight embrace. I begin to cry and and I hear him silently sob and sniffle.

"What did they do to you ? Who did this to you? Why?" I tuck my face into his shoulder.

I haven't seen him like this before and honestly I don't want to see him like this ever again. He pulls me outside and walks until we get into an alley way. 

"Jake" I whisper to him.

"Lisa,  I ... I uh need to tell you something..." he looks at me then to the ground , his eyes full of worry.

"Jake , no who did this , what happened?" 

"Lisa , this is a long story , but I need you to try and understand... okay?"

I nodd giving him signal to carry on.

"Lisa, I was in this phase where, I was kinda alone, so I joined this group an-"

"A gang?" I cut him off.

He nodds," Uh yeah ... and we did these things to earn places in the gang. It was exactly how you could've imagined it, but we never knew who our boss was, but he knew who was in his gang."

We stay silent for a few seconds , giving me a chance to soak in what he has said.

"But wait that doesn't answer my question Jake, why did they take you away?Why did they hurt you?" I lean against the brick wall, my hands holding my head.

"While I was in the hospital next to you , they called and they threatned to kill you if I don't get his money back to him." 

I gasp and tears form in my eyes.

"What money Jake?"

"One of the things we had to do was rob a store and I took the money, I didn't give it to them..."

"Where is the money?"

"I gave it back to the new money keeper but uh we didn't get along so well so he didn't tell the boss."

I sigh and he rubs his eyes.

"So they tied you up , beat you till bruises formed and threatned to kill me?"

He nods silently looking at the floor.

"They want to see you, the boss of the gang, they told me they've seen us around and the boss wants to see you"

My stomach drops, we were being watched? All this time and we were being watched, I was in danger and Jake knew it? Ugg!

"I am not letting you go though." he looks at me with tears in his eyes.

"But Jake,-"

"No, I am not going to lose you because some twat hates me, alright ?" he focuses his eyes into mine.

I feel weak, my knees moved like jelly and I couldn't think straight , I am worried I mean of coarse I am, Jake and I are in danger and I can't do anything about it and why were they following me , what do they want?

I slowly slide in Jake's arms and hold him, and his arms wrap around my waist holding me tight.

"Jake I'm scared." I whisper into his chest.

"Don't be , okay? You aren't going to lose me."

I feel so happy in his arms, I feel safe, loved and I couldn't ask for more.

"Look we need to go and clean you up , let's go home and I will make dinner"

"I would love that" he whispers sweetly .

I kiss his cheek and we head down the street on the way home .