Chapter 12

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I can't breathe.

I jolt up from the bed, breathless and sweaty.

Levi is up in seconds, wrapping his arms around me and stroking my hair.

"It's ok." He says in a calming voice.

"No it's not." I say, still struggling to breathe.

"What's wrong, talk to me." He says.

"My brother is dead." I say before continuing "Bren is dead! Blake is dead!"

"I know, but you have me." He says and I close my eyes and sigh.

"But what if I loose you?" I ask, my voice small.

"You're not going to loose anyone else." He says.

"You don't know that. You don't know who is going to die next." I say, the volume of my voice increasing.

"I promise you, I will never leave you." Levi says.

I remember when Bren said the same thing. He broke that promise.

"You need to be faster Blue."

"I know Bren. Faster movements and harder punches." I say a little breathless.

"You need to learn how to fight Blue." He says.

"I will cooperate on one condition." I say.

"And what would that be." He says crossing his arms over his chest.

"I want to fight on the streets, with you." I say.

"No, never going to happen Blue." He says.

"Come on Bren, you want me to be able to fight and I want to make a little cash on the side."

"Blue-" He starts but is cut off by his phone ringing.

"Sorry, I have to take this."

He walks out of the room for a couple of minutes. When he comes back he starts to pack up his things.

"Where are you going?" I ask.

"Emergency at work." He says.

"I know what you do B." I say and he looks at me.

"I know about the drugs." I say before continuing " I wont tell. But if dad finds out, he'll kick you out. I don't want you to leave. Promise me you wont leave. After everything, you can't leave."

"I promise you, I will never leave you." He says and wraps me in a hug.

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Blake didn't have any family. He was in foster care his whole life. I was the only one he could call family, and I got him killed.

We buried him on a Wednesday. It was cloudy and the sun was nowhere in sight.

I was the only one that was his friend, so I was the only one at the graveyard that day. Levi had offered to come but I wanted to be alone.

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, may you find peace. Goodbye Blake." I say and walk way from the grave.

When I get on my bike I don't go home, I get on the motorway and don't stop until I'm in front of a familiar tattoo parlour.

When I get inside Danny is at the counter and someone is paying for a tattoo.

"Emma, back so soon." He says smirking.

Just came back from a funeral, thought it would be fun to get a tattoo." I say and the guy paying finishes and leaves.

"Who died?" He asks.

"Blake." I say and his face falls.

Blake and Danny were foster brothers at one point. They had a big fight two years ago and lost touch.

"I'm sorry." I say.

"It's ok. So what do you want?"

I pull out my phone and show him a picture.

I pull out my phone and show him a picture

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"Can you do this on my ankle?" I ask.

"I can get it done in 15, on the house." He says.

"Thank you."

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I'm going to try to upload the rest of the book before 2018.

Don't hate me if I don't. 

- Ghost 

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