Dark Angels

Chapter 4

I quickly did a once over at myself in the mirror, before grabbing my jacket and slipping out the door unnoticed.

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" What can I get you today? Wanna try some new appetizers, any new deals?" Cheryl our waitress almost to happily asked.

Before I could answer Cheryl grabbed reached behind her back and lunged a knife at my throat causing me to faint into an unknown darkness.

" You okay?" James asked genuinely looking alittle concerned as to why I was panting and breathing so hard.

You've got to be kidding me, I imagined that? It felt too real. My hand reached for my neck and I felt a cut going across my throat. My eye widened in horror as I made eye contact with out waitress

" That looks painful, how'd you manage to do that sweetheart?" She said eyeing my cut before replacing her face with another smile.

" Yeah, i"m fine. Why?" I turned to James completely ignoring our waitress. l Ieaned in and pretended to show him something on the menu when I whispered in his ear that we needed to get out of this place as soon as possible. He didn't know that she was the one that tried too kill me.

" Uhm.. I"ll have a iced tea with two lemons on the side please." I asked the waitress quickly hoping she would get the hint to hurry up and leave

" Okay ma'am, and is that all?" She had long gone dropped her smile

I nodded my head in agreement and she scurried off into the back of the kitchen.

" So what were you daydreaming about Angel? "He asked amused.

" Before you get any wrong ideas we need to get out of here, like now." I shushed him with my fingers.

" I would to love to listen to you drone on and on about all your boring girl talk, but you can just save it for later. That's not what I planned to talk about on this date." He scolded.

I was thinking of the best way to convince him to leave but before I could reply a tall red headed lady starting to approach our table and within seconds was eyeing me up and down and sending smirks to James. She looked too old to be in high school,but at the most she was twenty-nine. She had long silky hair that was pulled up into an elegant braided bun, and a figure that would make any man wobble at the knees. When she flashed a smile I couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy at her perfect white teeth that had James smiling back. Although it looked as if he trouble pulling it , he seemed genuine enough.

"Veronica. What are you doing here?" James asked through gritted teeth but added another fake smile at the end.

" I came to check up on you. Give a few warnings, but I can see your busy with something." She glanced at me with a displeased look on her face. Who did she think she is, coming and intruding my date, I held back my tongue and let their conversation continue all the while pulling out my phone as if I was distracted when I was really eavesdropping.

Veronica bent over exposing her cleavage shamelessly and I tried hard not to roll my eyes.

" You know shes not damned right. Are you planning on bringing her or destroying her for your own pleasure?" She whispered, although I could still her her. Chills traveled all up and down my spine causing me to shiver. I wanted to jump up, giving a lousy excuse to go to the ladies bathroom but I couldn't leave now that the conversation was directed at me. I took a gulp hoping they couldn't sense my nervousness and automatically know that I was in fact spying on them.

" I did know that Vicky." He spat " But what I plan on doing with her is none of your concern."

Veronica's only reply was a glare.

" You have no right to be here. You need to leave." He ushered

She clicked her teeth in annoyance as if scolding a child before replying," I know that, but here's my news. The fight is coming soon. He wants someone, and he's had his eye on one girl in particular." She said moving her eyeballs back and forth towards me. I bowed my head down lower and pretended to have my attention set to the black screen of my phone.

 Veronica and James exchanged goodbyes and a few death glares before she finally left. I wanted to run and leave but knew it was no use. I figured to carry out this dinner and once it was over go home lock the doors and try to forget about James. As much as I tried, I couldn't help but stop thinking about what 'Vicky' said. What did she mean by damned, who was him,and why did he want me.