☘ "Maybe sometimes being lost is the best thing that could happen to you, because then you have nothing to lose. But for just this once I don't mind losing."
Maureen is a girl who has been on streets all her life, her life has been hard enough unt...
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I was healing.
That was the first thought in my head as I stood in the ring and my eyes find her. I am fighting for a win today and not to just feel pain, not as an escape.
I was so engrossed in defeating the cheating jerk in front of me that I didn't realise that this time I lost something while winning. Shark scummed to the ground as I inflicted the final blow and blood streamed down his nose.
As I was declared the winner I looked for Magenta in the crowd but she was not there. I didn't realise when I developed this but her absence from my eyes made me worry. I had allowed myself to become vulnerable.
But in that moment I didn't care as slight panic hit me and my steps fastened pushing through the crowd. Where are you Magenta?
"Jeremy." Someone yelled as I hurried towards the locker hoping to find Magenta there.
It was Jack because only he knew who I was with the mask on.
"What?" I snapped at him because of my sour mood.
"Sullivan took Maureen." He uttered those words and red of anger flashed in my eyes.
Sullivan also popular as the mob boss who was also, unfortunately, the boss of Reggie the past Magenta was so afraid of.
"Help me find her," I said through gritted teeth.
"They have been after me since Magenta went with you that's why I never called or contacted. Why was she here today?" He said rather harshly his gaze accusatory.
I realised this happened because of me.
We started walking in a direction assuming that Jack knew where to go.
"What are they planning to do?" I asked bile rising in my throat.
"What do you think?" He said the fear evident in his eyes and his words.
I just knocked out the Shark who I very well knew was, Reggie. He was using me to bait Magenta. Anger was surging through me but besides that, I had the fear, fear of losing her. I didn't realise it until now but I have grown habitual to her presence and I wanted her to appear out of somewhere so that I can untie the suffocating knot in my chest.
We drove as per Jack's direction even though I had clue where he was taking me but right now my mind was not working.
In the old area of the town where you can get anything from drugs to stolen stuff was build a large motel. As I got down Jack threw my a black cap and a face mask.
"I don't Maureen to kill me if your stardom is harmed because of me." He simply said but his gesture was surprisingly in my favor.
We walked in with ease because apparently, they respected Jack and his skills in the ring.
"Why did they take away Maureen?" Jack mused not aware that Reggie had his personal reasons.
"Jack finally I thought you ran away before paying the debt." A man with a bigger tummy said.
