Russian Roulette (Royce)

Questions and Concerns

::Jacob's P.O.V::

"I'm okay, I'm okay, I swear" I said as I sat in the back of my mom's car. "We're taking you to the doctor, Jacob" my uncle said seriously, this is the first time he's spoken to me in a while. "What about my car? It's still in the school parking lot" "I'll have your mother come back, and I will drive it home". I sighed and pressed my head against the window, "miel, what happened?" My mom asked, "I tripped and fell, and on the way down I hit my head on a bench" I explained, "but I'm fine, my head just hurts a little". "Okay, well, we're just gonna go to the doctor just to make sure you're really okay". I looked out the window, "alright". 

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I collapsed on my bed and sighed, the butterfly bandages that the doctor had placed on my forehead hurt a little. I pulled out my phone and saw a text message from Chresanto. 

Chresanto: Are you okay?

I smiled a little. 

Me: Yeah

I rolled over onto my stomach and stuffed my face into my pillow. I looked at my phone when it vibrated.

Chresanto: Heather told me that she would get Myles and Cole to leave us alone.

Me: Good. I'm tired of them honestly.

"Jacob! Could you come down here?" I heard my uncle call, "um, yeah!" I replied. I got up and walked downstairs, my mom and uncle were sitting in the living room. "You called?" "Yes, sit down please" my uncle said, I sat down in the love seat and looked at him. "Things haven't been very good between the two of us lately" he said, "yeah, I know".

"I apologize for that" "me too", I ran my hand through my hair as I continued to look at him. "I thought we should spend some time, you know, like father son time?" "Except it won't be like father son time because you're not my father, you're my uncle" I replied. "Yeah, basically" I looked at him then at my mom, "I guess". I suddenly thought of something, "wait, this isn't about the whole Lorenzo August thing, is it? 'Cause I heard you and mom talking about it the other day and I don't know if I wanna go through with something like that".

"Neither do I" my mom said as she looked at my uncle, "I told you to find some other teenager". "We don't have anyone else at the moment" he replied, "Jacob's our only option". "Then can't you wait until you find someone?" "Teresa this man has killed people! We've got to get him off the streets!" My uncle said in shock, "if you know that he's killed people, why can't you just arrest him? Why do you need me?" I asked curiously.

"I need further proof, and I can't get that without your help" he said, I looked at him "I'll do it" "Jacob" my mom said, I looked at her "I'll be fine, won't I?" I put my attention back on my uncle. He nodded, "I won't get shot or anything, right? Cause if I do, I think I should be allowed to curse all I want through the pain" "you won't get shot" "but if I do?" "Then, yes, fine, you can curse all you want" "and if I die I'm allowed to come back and haunt your ass right?" I asked seriously. "You're not going to die" I looked at him and he sighed, "yes, you can". "Thank you" I said.

I watched as he got up and grabbed a manilla folder off the coffee table. He handed it to me, "what's this?" I asked. "It has information on Lorenzo and his son. This is how it's going to go, okay? Listen carefully. For the next couple of days you're going to be wired, okay? The officers and I will be able to hear you, and if you need to you'll be able to hear us".

I nodded a little as I messed with one of the four corners of the folder. "We need evidence, Jacob" "how am I gonna get that from a kid?" I asked. "Possibly by going to his house" "that was not in the plan" my mom said. "I know" "and you weren't going to tell me? This is my son we're talking about here" "he's my nephew, Teresa, I'm not going to let anything happen to him". 

I sat there and listened to the two of them bicker. I looked down at the folder and slowly opened it to find a piece of paper that had typed words on it. I scanned over the first sheet of paper, then I flipped to the second. I felt like my heart skipped a couple of beats when I saw the name Romelo August.

"Romelo August?" I read lightly, my uncle looked at me, "yeah, that's the name we have in our files, why?" "Nothing, I... Just wanted to make sure that I pronounced it right" I lied, "I'm gonna go lay down" I added as I stood up with the folder in my hand. I walked to my room and sat down on my bed and shook my head a a little. What am I going to do? Do I forget what my uncle wants me to do and take back my word, or do I go against my boyfriend's back and work to turn in his father?

I sighed and picked up my phone.

Chresanto: Yeah, me too.

I looked at his name with a sad expression. "Damn" I whispered, I looked around and shook my head a little. I was suddenly at this huge crossroad, and I didn't know which road to take.

Me: Chres, I have to tell you something....

I shook my head, "no".

Message Deleted.

"Jacob" my mom said, I looked at my door and found her standing there. She gave me a warm smile, "maybe Chresanto could come over for dinner one night? I've been wanting to meet him". "Yeah, yeah, okay, I'll ask him tomorrow" I said, a forced smile on my face. "What's the matter?" She asked quietly, "nothing, my, uh... Head just hurts, I think I'll take some aspirin and turn in for the night" I explained as I got up, "my bandages need to be changed also".
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Sorry for any mistakes, I didn't have time to proof read. Family emergency occured today, distracted me a good bit. I hope you like it though.
Love,
Me