To Fall

Chapter Twenty: Burn

“Niall, Harry, come in. To what do I owe the pleasure of your company?” Tom said opening the door to his flat with a smile.

“We just thought we’d discuss some business with you privately.” Harry remarked calmly as he strode into the flat.

            Niall nodded to Tom and followed Harry inside. Tom closed the door and walked into his living room where Harry was seated next to Niall. Tom was confused as to why the gang leaders showed up in the middle of the day to talk but it seemed harmless enough. They may just be offering him to move up in the ranks which meant more money.

“So, Tom, how did the cocaine shipment go?” Niall asked cutting directly to the chase.

            Tom tensed at the mention of the shipment. He had stolen a few boxes of cocaine in order to sell on the side to make some money. He had hoped that no one would notice the missing items since so much was taken in the last few days.

“It was normal, quiet.” Tom replied as calmly as possible.

“Normal, you say? You didn’t notice anything amiss?” Harry asked with a slightly raised eyebrow.

“No. Nothing.” Tom shrugged trying to play it off as though he had done nothing.

            In the blink of an eye Niall was standing next to Tom with a gun pointed at his head. Tom stiffened and gulped down the lump in his throat. Niall cocked the gun and pressed it against his temple.

“Now, Tom, you should know that there are two things we expect at all times, truth and loyalty. You have stolen from us which knocks off loyalty and you just lied to us which knocks off truth. You know what happens to those that betray us, don’t you?” Harry’s menacing voice asked.

“Those that betray you-” Tom began but never finished as Niall had put a bullet in his brain.

“God, what a mess killing is.” Niall grunted as he stepped away from the body.

“The cleanup crew is already on their way. Let’s go, Niall.” Harry said walking around the body to avoid blood on the sole of his shoes.

            Sabella laughed while Zayn grumbled about being her personal shopping bag holder. She had taken Harry’s advice about dragging Zayn out shopping with her to keep her company. Zayn complained but she knew he wasn’t serious. Zayn actually loved being out shopping with her.

“Sabella, you’re a right pain in the arse.” Zayn laughed as he followed her into Top Shop.

“You love me.” Sabella giggled while looking at the shirts on display.

            She wandered through the store and found nothing to her liking. She sighed and turned to see Zayn right behind her. He offered her a grin and nodded to the door. It was like he was reading her mind.

“Nothing in here really is your style. You’re too high end, lovey.” Zayn laughed.

“I thought it wouldn’t’ hurt to look. Let’s go get something from Milkshake City.” Sabella grinned tugging Zayn towards her destination.

            Sabella and Zayn made their way to the wonderful place of milkshake heaven. Sabella ordered a chocolate milkshake while Zayn went with something more complex. They chatted over various topics and it was nice. Sabella loved talking with Zayn since he was quite intuitive but also hilarious with his witty comments.

“Sabella, I am team happiness but your situation with Niall and Harry is a ticking time bomb.” Zayn stated as they made their way to her Ferrari.