A Touch Of Emerald

take it off

I opened my eyes and saw a life size beetle moving on the trunk of the tree i was laying on,

bugs never really bothered me, the sight of them at least.As long as they don't touch me, i wont touch them.

I scooted away from it and only then did i notice how disgusting this thing actually looked.

A black body with wings almost holographic, with blue and green and pink.. I also noticed the pinchers on its face, to be completely honest, they looked more like horns that belonged on a rhino, yeah, this fucker was huge.

Im guessing this specific beetle didn't enjoy being judged because it did something that i really wasn't prepare for.

It spread its wings wide and and flung itself right on my face.

I immediately stand up and start shaking my head, running my hands through my hair while frantically running in place, and lets not forget my screaming. If you heard you'd think i was a 12 year old girl at a Justin Bieber concert.

Once i moved away from the tree and made sure the dinosaur that tried to end my life was gone, I looked around to make sure it didn't call the rest of its friends to help it with the attack.

Ok, maybe I'm slightly bothered by bugs.

When i look down, i realize my bandana was on the floor.Huh, maybe my little freakout was not as little as i thought. I picked it up and wrapped it around my face, just like I did before.

I began making my way out of the clearing once i realized that it was near four in the morning.

I also began thinking of a way to go back and see if i could maybe still get the job done.So i began walking back the way i came from, when i began getting close, i realized there was no hope for this mission, Looking through the bushes, i could still hear the ambulance that carries his dead wife, and I could also hear the radios going on and off.I sigh in irritation at the fact that i actually failed this mission.

As soon as i make a move to leave, I'm suddenly grabbed by my waist and when i notice whats happening and try to scream, my kidnapper seems to be two steps ahead of me though, because he wraps his arm around my face, my mouth covered by the crook of his arm.

He quickly turns me around so that my face is no longer in the crook of his arm, and when I look up, I'm honestly not surprised.

The one and only..

Dylan Prescott.

My best friend.

I visibly relaxed when i realized who he actually was.I can't afford to mess up twice. A small part of me did worry that it would be the little weasel that ruined my night.

"Where the fuck have you been?!" he whisper-yelled.

" Oh, you know, just talking a late night stroll." I spoke with the most idiocy I have probably ever spoken with.

"It's cute that you think you can lie to me." He cooed while pinching my cheeks.

I swatted his hands away and walked ahead of him, very much aware that the police are not even 20 feet away.

As soon as i felt his presence beside me, i spoke out."How did you even know where i was?"

He dug into his pocket and pulled out a little phone looking thing, but it was way smaller than a phone would be.I gave him a confused look, what was he on about?

He rolled his eyes and put it back in his pocket."Tracking device."

Aha, thats what he was on about. I forgot that he had installed a tracking chip in my necklace not too long ago, it was meant to be a secret that only he knew of, but it was difficult for me not to notice when i woke up in the middle of the night with him straddling me, trying to install the chip "secretly". That is exactly why he is our tech guy, and not an active member in the group.

I smiled his way and we began walking in silence, i honestly didn't know where we were going but he was leading so i assumed he was leading me to the car that had previously dropped me off earlier tonight. And then it hit me.

"Did my father send you?" I asked with a slight worry in my voice, a normal person wouldn't have the noticed it, but Dylan being Dylan, picked up on it right away.

"No, you told me you'd be back by three and it was almost 4:30 so i took it upon myself to be the responsible one and check up on my little Sasquatch."

I sighed in relief that my father has yet to find out about my failure. I didn't even know how to tell him.

Dylan looked at me suspiciously."Why are you asking?"

"No reason." i shrugged, never had i been more thankful that my lips were covered by my bandana.

I bite my lip when i lie, something i unfortunately cannot control.

"Take it off"

I looked up at him in disbelief. "Excuse me?" I asked with as much attitude as humanly possible.

He pointed at my bandana and repeated his command. I would've put up a bigger fight if he wasn't my best friend. I mean, he would find out sooner or later right?

I took it off with a heavy hand and looked back up at him."Now what?"

"Why don't you want your dad to know where you are?" He interrogated.

I gave out a defeated sigh and looked him right in the face and spoke.

"I failed."

He gave me a blank stare.He didn't even move.He blinked twice.

"Come again?"

I threw my head back and groaned as i looked up at the sky.Failing is bad enough , but admitting your failures is way worse.

"I didn't kill him" I looked down."I was interrupted by someone else who apparently was there for the same reasons i was, we both barley got away."

His face was still black only now his eyebrows were up to his hairline. If i weren't in such a sucky mood right now i would've laughed and how comedic his face was.

His next words however, had nothing comedic about them.

"The boss is not going to be happy"