Fallen Roses

Chapter 9

"Well, there's the horny man-whore. How may I help you today?" I say crossing my arms with as much sass and venom in my voice than in a long time. "Yo. I'm sorry. I thought you of all people would be into that shit," he says. Strike two. 

Selene looks to Ace and then to me. Ace nods and pushes James away saying, "Haven't you done enough for one night?" James shoves back and raises his voice. "Hey I only got her out of there 'cause I was for sure going to get laid. And now you fucking steal her? Ya sure I did enough," he says chuckling. Strike Three. 

I pull Ace out of my way and stand in front of James. "Yo. Punk," I say and without a reply I punch him in the temple. He falls to the ground unconscious. I grab the radio from my back pocket and say, "Kat pull up to that window again. We are going to have some fun." 

I peak out the window and see her car drop back to the window. "Ace, help me. I'm going to teach him a thing or two," I say tugging at his arm. Ace grabs the other and we drag him to the window. I instruct Ace to hold him out the window by his top half on his back.

James starts to stir as we hang him. His eyes open and the panic sets in. He screams at the top of his lungs. I jerk his leg drawing his attention and making him scream more. "So what do you not do with Amie?" Ace asks in a scolding parent voice. I scoff and jerk his leg again. James screams and says, "I won't mess with her. You have my word! Please. Just let me back in!!"

I whisper to Ace, "Kat will catch him if we drop him. On the count of 3." A devilish grin spreads across Ace's face as we turn back to James. I could have sworn he was crying. "One.....Two..." I start. James begs repeatedly and closes his eyes as if praying. "THREE," Ace and I say. We let go of his legs and look down through the window.

Kat revs into view laughing her ass off. James had pissed himself when he fell. Ace bursts into laughter and looks to me. I watched James as he hung on for dear life to Kat's car. I remembered my first time jumping from car to car. I was scared as hell, but after that first time it was a freeing experience.

Kat's voice comes through the radio telling everyone to pull off for the night. Draven who had been sitting on the couch this entire time knocks on the driver's door. "Hey Mack. Pull off for the night. Follow those cars," he yells still focused on his DS.

Ace leaves me and Selene be for a bit. "You looked so happy out there.Why didn't you tell me you knew them?" Selene asks. I sigh and look at her. Her eyes were red and puff from crying. I should have told her. 

"Sel, you were too young to remember them. I wasn't planning on leaving until you were old enough...I should have told you but....I wanted you to stay my little sister a while longer," I said. Selene's eyes widen and she hugs me tightly. "I didn't know you gave up so much just for me. I may be young, but I want to stick with you and never leave. We're family," she says. I smile trying to hold back the stinging tears in my eyes. I wasn't going to let her down. Not again.