6/29/14 (unedited)
The hard sound of bone cracking and breaking sounded inside my ears, ringing over and over as I quickly walked away. I threw my bag over my shoulder and tried to push myself. Which turned into a quick pace, jog then sprint towards the main road in town. I ran as quickly as my feet could take me, which wasn’t that fast because lets face it, it wasn’t like I had been hitting the gym lately.
I made it around a few shops before I heard the pounding of boots behind me. I knew he would follow. The Adam I knew would have. The person they had tried to portray to me wasn’t Adam.
He was an imposter.
“MIAAA!” his voice shouted somewhere behind me. I pushed my legs harder and turned to my left which was an alley and it cut between and shop and save and some kind of beauty pallor.
I ran as quickly as my legs would take me until I couldn’t go anymore. I stopped and hunched over. My breath was deep and ragged. I wanted to just curl up into a ball and die.
Adam couldn’t have known..
He couldn’t have deceived me
Lied to me…
My rage grew thicker when I heard his steps closer and closer down the alleyway, slowly creeping closer to me. I shut my eyes tight and bend my legs crouching to the dirty ground.
This was what love was meant to feel like….painful.
Horrible…
Aching
Torment.
“Mia…” his voice said softly near my location. He was still standing a bit away. I looked over at him, his shirt stained with blood, it had been a good hit.
“Go away” I crocked out, I could feel the tears brimming into my eyelids. I wanted to hit him again.
“please let me explain..” Adam said quickly, his tone somber.
“Don’t bother.” I replied, pushing myself up and walking away, he grabbed onto my arm quickly and stopped me from leaving. “Let go of me Adam..” I gritted out..
“I need to” he replied. “You don’t understand, you don’t know… I didn’t tell you for a reason and I wasn’t going to have you involved, but you ….”
“I what!?” I shouted at him, taking my palms and pushing him away. “I what Adam!!? Adam..Is that even your name!? is anything you told me, a single thing true!?”
“Yes..” he replied… “ I’m still me, I just had a different job.”
“You’re a PIG ADAM!! How could you lie to me like this!? keep something like this a secret!?” I gritted out in anger throwing my bag down onto the ground next to me.
“I had to.. I didn’t have a choice.” He replied angrily. “If I didn’t do what they wanted, I’d have gone to jail and the cartel would have killed my family. I didn’t intend on falling in love with you Mia.”
“How long had you been following me?” I spat out, turning to look at him, anger burning in my eyes.
“I found out about your involvement with Marcus six months before I met you. I didn’t know much about you Mia, I just saw photos, Intel the FBI gave me….” he said rubbing his hands on his face.
“So that makes it all right. You used me Adam!?” I retorted, tears brimming and falling over my cheeks. “You said you loved me!? Was that a lie too!!? What have you lied about? I can’t believe you could do something this horrible…”
“I do love you Mia.” He replied. “if things were different, id have still talked to you at that church. I still would have enjoyed time with you. I wouldn’t have done anything differently except having to lie to you about my true intentions.”
“ I cant believe you, how do you expect me to believe you.. I will never forgive you for this...” I cried deeply, sobs wracked my body and Adam moved in closer, he wrapped his arms around my and pulled me close.
“ i know- I’m so sorry Mia.” Adam said, stroking my hair, and face with his warm palms.
“I ….Th-thought.. you …were…d.eadd..” I huffed out between breaths. " You let me believe it. you didnt even try to find me."
“The Cartel thinks I am. Liam wasn’t hurt, but he was pretty mad you stole his car. Roxy is in the hospital still, but it doesn’t look to good for her. They got her higher up on the list, which was the deal I made, if I got into the cartel they would save her.” Adam said gruffly, his tone was dark.
I looked up at him… into his eyes “But- she’ll… B-be okay right?” I asked, tears still pouring down my face.
Adam shook his head in the negative. My mind wracked with sadness, I cried harder into his chest. I thought about Roxy and how much I loved and missed her. How no matter what I had done for her it didn’t matter. Liam would get his car back, hopefully in one piece. My mind suddenly felt a deep dread, and panic. Adam didn’t tell me about Leah. She was behind me while we ran and she fell down and didn’t get back up she didn’t come with me… was she…
No…can’t think that way Mia.
“What about Leah?” I said into his shirt. My question was muffled but I knew he heard me. I felt his body stiffen and I knew…I just knew…
Leah was gone…
“She-.” He started to say, and I cried harder my legs gave way and the guilt wracked my soul.
It was my entire fault, she died and it was all my fault. I felt towards the ground and Adam caught me and lifted me up. “It’ll be okay” he murmured into my ear softly and carried me out of the alleyway. Sobs wracked my body, my soul was broken.
We reached his car and he leaned in and opened the door, sliding me into the passenger’s seat. I sobbed softly into my hands as he shut the door and went around the car to the drives side, Thru the blurry vision of my tears I saw Adam talking to a figure I would only have a guess to whom it was and then he got back into the car.
He started the engine and grabbed my hand and held it tightly as he drove to a unknown destination. I sobbed, I felt so guilty and horrible. I closed my eyes and sleep took hold of me.
I drifted off into a deep black abyss.
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Texas Darkness
Teen Fiction[{Book Two} in Mia Carmichael Series] Mia is a 17 almost 18 year old girl, who does nothing but cause trouble. After getting caught for the billionth time back home in New York City, her mother sends her to her uncles ranch in Texas to spend the sum...
