Agent 57 (Book 2)

23. Screw the locations on the list

I should really be studying

...

Eh, oh well.

Thirteen's POV

"Devin put that down before you hurt someone." I hear Chase tell him. This can't be good.

"Seriously man, you don't even know what that thing is." Jason chimes in.

Whatever Devin's holding he spins around with it in his hands and aims it at me as I walk up behind him. The worst part about that?

I recognize it.

My eyes widen I react on instinct as I grab hold of it with one hand and then grab hold of Devin's wrist with the other, pushing it away so it's no longer aimed at me. I twist it out of his hand and quickly fling it across the room. It hits the wall on the other end before falling into the sand.

I place a hand over my chest, not even realizing till now how my heart was racing. It takes me a minute to say anything.

"What the hell?! Don't point that thing at me! Do you have any idea what that does?!" I shout, there's panic in my voice that even I can't hide.

It's not really my fault that thing terrifies me beyond words...especially in Devin's hands.

"No," Devin says casually. "What does it do?" I notice Jason walk over to pick it up.

"Don't you freaking dare." I hiss. "Don't touch that thing." He holds his hands up in surrender and backs away from it like it's ticking time bomb...he's not too far off.

"What is it?" Devin asks again.

I shake my head, mostly shocked he even found that thing. I had hoped I'd never see it again.

"Let's just put it like this; when that thing disappeared, never to be found again...I was freaking ecstatic."

"You're not giving me any motivation not to touch it. If anything, I want to touch it even more now."

I glare at him. "Don't touch it. You don't know how to use it, therefore, I'm not having you play with it and end up killing someone on accident."

"Who said it'd be an accident?"

I glare at him again in warning.

"Oh come on it's not even loaded, how much damage could it possibly do?" He asks.

"Seriously though, what is it?" Chase questions, pointing over at the crossbow like gun lying on the floor.

Oh, how I wish it actually was just a normal crossbow...but nothing of Lily's is normal.

"It was Lily's," I reply simply. That's as good as explanation as any...but unfortunately, they didn't know Lily. "Lily liked things with flair, with...explosive tendencies."

"I still don't see what's so dangerous about this thing." Devin waves it around in his hand.

"Put that down!" I yell. Doesn't this boy listen? Like ever?

"Why? Like I said it's not even loaded." He aims it at the wall and fires but nothing happens.

I feel slightly relieved, but only slightly. I'm still not comfortable with Devin of all people holding it.

"So Lily was...explosive?" Devin asks, obviously trying to get the subject off the weapon he's still playing with.

"That's putting it gently," I reply with a shake of my head and a small smile on my face. "She was my best friend. Someone I trusted far more than anyone else."