The Life Of She

Chapter 23

Lauren's POV
It was the next day and this time I decided to actually finish the rest of the school day.I was waiting by Morgan's car until Jessica ran up to me."Lauren,we were all gonna go to James and Ace's cousin Sarah daughter birthday party,r u coming?" "Sure why not" "okay" Hadley,Morgan and the guys came out and everyone got into each car and we drove to a beautiful venue.When people say the first birthday is one of the most important birthdays their not joking.We went inside and it was full.It had a huge banner that said,'Happy Birthday Maddie Martinez!!".It was gorgeous.A girl approached us.She looked her early 20s.She had black long hair and dark brown eyes.She gave Ace and James a hug."Hey Sarah." "Oh my gosh its been years since I last seen u guys.U all grew up so fast." She must've knew the rest of the guys cause she gave them hugs too.The guys congratulated her. "Thanks guys.Why haven't any of u called me?" James scratched the back of his neck and said,"Well things been happening." "Like what?" "Like Ace getting out of jail.Making new relationships.Being interrogated by the police...U know good things." "Why were ya interrogated?"Ace spoke up. "Cause the police are dicks." "Ace" "What?I'm serious."She rolled her eyes then she looked at me and the girls."Hey..Why didn't u guys introduce me to these girls." James spoke."Oh yeah." He pointed at us as he introduced us."That's Morgan,Hadley, Jessica and Lauren." "Hey girls." "Hey." That's when a little girl came and grabbed Sarah's leg.Sarah picked her up and held on her hip.The little girl looked like a mini version of Sarah but instead she had dark brown eyes and light blonde brownish hair."Look guys meet Maddie." "Hey Maddie.Happy Birthday" "Maddie these two boys are your cousins and these are their friends."Maddie placed her head on Sarah's shoulders and waved at us.Some lady called Sarah's name so she said bye to us and that she hope we enjoy ourselves then she went to the lady that called her name.The gang went to sit at a table but I was thirsty so I went to get something to drink. Then a familiar voice behind me said "Hey young lady." I turned around and I was facing Jonathan Martinez,Ace's dad. "Hey Mr.Martinez." "Call me Jonathan." "Okay then Hey Jonathan." "What are u to my son?" "Oh Ace..Nothing" "R u sure about that?" "Yeah I'm pretty sure." "How do u know that?" "He basically said it to me." "He's a confusing kid." "He doesn't even know how he wanna feels." "Do u know what I do for a living?" "I have a pretty good idea." "Oh really..guess" "Mafia/Gang" "Smart girl" "Thank u" "Have u ever held a gun before?" "Not that I know of." "Do u want to?" "I don't know..I never thought about it." "Can u imagine yourself holding one?" "Not really." "U may surprise yourself." "Wait.. Don't u have to kill me cause I know what u do for a living?" "I should but I'm not" "why not?" "Cause u won't talk" "how do u know that?" "I just know" "well thanks for sparing my life." "I have a proposal for u" "what is it?" "I want u to join me." "U mean.." "Yep" "I don't know."That's when Ace came by us."U don't know about what." Jonathan looked at Ace then back at me and said,"Just think about it." "Okay." Then he said,"Nice to see u came Ace." Ace just stared at him then Jonathan looked back at me." It was a pleasure talking to u Lauren." "It was a pleasure talking to u too."He smiled then he walked away leaving me and with Ace."What were u and him talking about?" "It has nothing to do with u" I can tell he was serious but to be honest I didn't care. "What did he say to u?" "It doesn't concern u" "Don't trust that guy" "Oh like I trusted u,don't worry.Didnt u read my shirt?" I pointed to my shirt."Why r u being a annoying bitch?" "Blame yourself,u created this annoying bitch." "Lauren that guy is dangerous." "What can I say,I'm attracted to danger." "Stay away from him." "Or what?" "Don't test me Lauren." "But I love giving tests." "Stop acting like a braty bitch right now." "u know what Ace." "What?" "Fuck u.U said u didn't care about me so let's keep it that way."Then I walked towards the table the group was at.Hadley looked up and asked,"What's wrong?" "Oh nothing." I sat down and started talking to the group.