.....
Finley stares at the floor.
"Do you really have Louiee?"
He shrugs his shoulders,
"You'll find out."
He's blue eyes, dull and lifeless, dart to the window.
"I won't snitch."
"I know, she's just..."
"Crazy?"
"About money."
"Oh. We can go down the stairs and go out the back door. Easier on you."
"Hmmm..."
I grab his arm and pull him toward the door,
"Come on."
We clomp down the stairs.
It at least takes 3 minutes to get to the exit.
"Let me go out first."
He steps around me and grabs my hand.
"The Heck?"
The place where the chipped painted Toyota truck used to be, there was just empty road.
"Umm...."
"They Left!?"
"I uh,, guess."
"Shhhhhhh."
He takes out a Droid, and dials.
"Where you at?"
I stand beside him, awkwardly.
I'm not going to run.
For Louiee's sake.
"You Left!!!! Don't you know we're onna JOB!? God, Sav uhrrrr..."
He stands there making a disgusted face.
"Whatever. I'm bringing her back," the girl yells, "Well you left! To hell with your money!"
He hangs up.
"I can go back?"
He chuckles,
"Sorry."
Ugghhhh!
"Where we going? "
"On a walk."
He grabs my hand and we walk towards Wendy's.
"God I haven't eaten since Louiee went missing."
"Want food?"
"Nahh, I was just saying,, What's going to happen?"
He gives me a confused look,
"What do you mean?"
"To me. Are y'all going to bring me to Flinn?"
"Um, not that I know of."
"Don't lie to me."
"I think."
My stomach turns.
Tears well in my eyes.
"O O Okay."
The tears fall silently down my cheek, as I walk.
"Don't cry, you're making this hard."
"What?"
"You're making this hard. I want to get my job done, but you're a nice girl, that doesn't deserve this."
"Oh."
"You know what? Let's go somewhere. We're not going."
"Wait! I have too. Louiee. I can't leave him there for, for."
"We'll get him. Okay?"
I sniffle.
"O Okay."
"Don't cry, please."
"I won't."
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We slip in the house.
It's near midnight, and this was the only safe time to come for Louiee.
"Stay here."
Finley tip toes to the other room.
Seconds later Louiee walks out, tired and bruised.
"Louiee!!"
He squeezes me in a hug.
"Aria. Aria.Aria.Aria.Arianna!"
"Louiee."
Tears run down his cheek,
"You're here. Aria. You need to leave! Go! Flinn is like on his way! Go!"
"What's Going On!?"
RedLips, well they're not red now, stands in the doorway.
"Oh lookiieee, Aria?"
"Arianna."
"You're finnaly here. So, Where's Finely?"
"Ummm."
"Louiee, you're supposed to be in you're room."
"Are you guys.... Saahh.."
"Finley. Where have you been?"
She pops her neck and fingers.
"GO TO YOUR ROOM. AND YOU TOO BASEMENT. NOW."
Louiee leads me to the basement,
"Don't be scared. I'm here."
The phone rings upstairs.
"Hello?"
RedLips.
"Flinn, yus. Go them both."
She opens a bottle of something.
"Okay. See you at 12."
My stomach drops.
That means....
"Aria, he's on his way."
I grab his hand.
"I, I know."
