FAITH | E.D

III.

Faith's POV

I waited in front of our club, to be exact "the club" was our meeting point with Jack.
Jack's like a brother to me, he's the only family I have.
After all the disappointments in my life, I found a person I would die for.
A brother for life.
Jack was like an older brother to me, but we were the same age.
He has a younger brother named Sammy and he showed up with him.
"we've got some very noble visitors right Mr. Wilkinson?" I said smiling and hugged Jack
"Always Faith." he replied and Sammy asked "And Faith? Do I look all right tonight? Do you like it?"
At that moment I noticed a black car slowly drove up the driveway.
I got suspicious and told Jack and Sammy to go inside.
I was right, as always.
Three men got out of the car and all three were armed.
I ran in immediately and locked the door, but the men were already firing.
As I was inside I shouted immediately "all of you, hide! we have visitors" whereupon everyone hid.
The men came in and one of them shot into the air and said, "I am supposed to give you my best regards from Nick, is there no one here to greet him back?"
„Of course there is someone. Say hello to him from me. But before we talk about Nick, wouldn't you rather have a sip of alcohol?" Before he could answer I threw the bottle of alcohol on his head and jumped over the bar. The bottle burst into countless pieces and the man immediately went to the ground, whereupon the others began to shoot at me.
Good thing I was already behind the counter.
Right in front of me was the desk for the dance floor and I pressed the button for the fog and the men disappeared on the dance floor in the fog.
I called Jack and Sammy and we ran right out.
Sammy wiped the sweat off his forehead and said "wow that was close. I still admire how you cope with so many grown men." whereupon I smiled and said "If you are alone so long and go through such hard times like I went trough, you have to know how to defend yourself on the street. No matter who's in front of you. Whether with your head or your fist."

*the next day*

"Faith the boss wants to talk to you" Jack said to me while I was eating.
When I walked into his office, he was waiting for me to sit down.
"Faith, I trust you. This is an important thing and I need someone I can trust to do it. Mike was supposed to do this, but he has to go to Atlanta to join his family so you're the only one that comes into question," he explained. "Thank you, what can I do?" I said.
"You have to pick up the lawyer at the airport, take him to his hotel, escort him to his room and make sure that everything is safe and runs smoothly. This thing is very important to us."
I nodded and assured him that I had everything under control.
"Okay, here's your sign to hold up there," he said and handed me the sign.
Without looking at it, I went out and got in my car.
Arriving at the airport, I went out and held up the sign.
I realized that I didn't even look at the sign, the sign said big "Ethan Dolan".
It was a mistake not to look at the sign earlier today.
Ethan came out with a suitcase in his hand and damn he looked like a business man.
I never thought Ethan would become a lawyer but I guess his mother told him to become one.
He looked good, very good even and so many memories came up, but I was not allowed to show any of those emotions, I couldn't.
Those were Bella's memories and emotions.
Not mine, not Faith's.
Before I could say anything he started laughing, "I didn't know my name was naloD nahtE. "
I looked at him in amazement and realized that I was holding the sign upside down all the time.
Wow, embarrassing.
"Oh sorry that was supposed to be Ethan Dolan" I said and he laughed and got in.
Thank God he didn't recognize me.
Would've surprised me anyways, to be honest.
I also got in and drove off, but the ride was very quiet and unpleasant until his phone rang.
"Yes mom?" he said on the phone "yes I'm fine, I'm just sitting in the car and driving to the hotel. I meant I'm being driven by - " "Faith." I said.
Then he smiled at me and hung up.
I drove him to his hotel here in Eugene and brought him up to his room according to instructions.
"I'll be fine" he said.
"I know, but I have clear instructions." I replied.
"Feisty aren't we?" He chuckled
"Like I Said, I have clear instructions Mr. Dolan" I replied.
I think I sounded harsh but it all sounded different in my head.
"Can you show me around?" he asked and I said, "Sure, why not?"
I drove to an interesting museum nearby and told him the story behind it.
"So people always come here and hang their wishes or something on the walls. It's not even a real museum, it's more of an attraction."
"Wishes?" he asked and he seemed actually interested in this damned place.
I answered "yes wishes, their names, some of them even leave their numbers."
He took a piece of paper and wrote his wish on it, stuck it to the wall and went out.
I've always been a curious person, I guess that never changed so I had to see what he wished for.
When I opened the note, there were three words written: "Bella shall return."
I was astonished but I had to get to the car quickly so that he didn't notice that I had looked at his note.