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Part 2: The break out scheme ~ Chapter 1: I never told you.

Pierce’s  POV

‘Why?!’ I thought as I slammed my hands against the dumpster outside the police station.  ‘What happened to the code?’  I knew I could have done the time I even deserved to, but Ail was so young she didn’t deserve the blame for all this. I watched as blood started to leak from my raw knuckles, I silently promised myself that I’d save her, I don’t know how to but I will, or I’ll die trying.  

I rummaged down the street in search of that little weasel Amir, but I had no luck, I was going to have to meet him at the station like we’d said before all this legal sh*t occurred.

Damn I just want her back, I hate myself for being so stubborn we should have just faced the city, I’d find a way to make peace between me and Drew. I’d find a way to get his gang off my back. I knew it would be living hell seeing  Drew’s face as I show up begging for his mercy, but it would all be worth it to have Ail with me, to see her smile, make her laugh, ‘ damn I have to get her back!’ I moaned internally.

I’d always saw her as a younger sister until we moved here and my feelings for her just started to change, I didn’t even realise it. I’d always loved her and I know I always will, I cherished are friendship, she was my closest friend and ally, but could she be more? Could she be ‘the one?’ I cared about her differently than before and I knew that she felt the same way when she answered my question from all those years back. I had come to the realisation after we kissed for the first time. I’d stayed awake the whole night straining my ears to listen to her gentle breathing and steady heartbeat. I missed the feel of her body against mine like it had been after the fires. If I could hold her like that again I’d burn down another forest, heck I’d burn down the whole f_cking Amazon!

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 I waited in the shadows awhile just watching Amir until he got restless, I cracked a hidden smile as I witnessed him roll up his sleeves then roll them back down. After he did this seven times, I finally decided to put him out of his misery and approached him, “so where we goin’?” I asked coyly. Amir looked shocked to see me.

“You’re… but how?” he stumbled. I fought back a smile because I don’t smile, at least not in front of people I don’t trust.  

“Thought you new? The pretty street rat turned herself in to save my sorry a$$.” He looked like a deer in headlights obviously shocked with the news, what a d#uche. I grabbed him by his shirt collar and pulled him to my eyelevel which was about two inches above his own. I narrowed my eyes.

“What were you doin’ lettin’ her throw her life away like ‘at?”

“I didn’t! I went to see her she said she was coming tonight. I’d never let her do that! You’d think out of all people you’d understand, you know, just Aileen and I…”I wanted to punch him for what he was implying and I wanted to kick him in the balls for actually thinking she’d just ditch me and go with him, the a$$hat, trying to replace me.  I also wanted to punch myself for wasting the time we spent together and not making the importance of our pact clear enough.

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After a long night Amir and I came up with a plan. It was painful putting up with the annoying little weasel, but he was resourceful and knowledgeable due to his dad’s job, so I decided to swallow my pride and homicidal urges. The plan was that new ‘evidence’ would be ‘discovered’ and would point towards Amir who’d get arrested and confess that he forced her to confess because she thought she’d be safer from him in a jail cell. It was smart and I didn’t tell him that as soon as she was out we were leaving and never coming back. The poor sucker thought that after his trial and sentence were up she’d be waiting for him ready to pay back the debt, if you know what I mean.

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That night I dreamt of her, it was so vivid, I could clearly see her sparkly grey eyes, her edgy black hair, lengthy frame, her full lips dancing as she spoke. “It’s you Pierce your all I have to lose,” she said

“Aileen I’m sorry I’ll get you out of there. It’s my fault I didn’t listen,” I told her, but she stopped my pleading bringing a perfect finger to my lips.

“shh,” she instructed I took hold of her perfect finger between my lips and with the other hand drew our bodies together, but something felt hallow, my passion wasn’t returned with her own, but an empty need, a dire spark. Part of me deep down knew this was only a dream and that I might never see her again, I hated that part.

I sat up on the park bench I’d just slept on, my chest moving heavy trying to pump enough oxygen in my body. I just felt too tired for all this it was just too difficult. I’ve been ignoring all my problems and fears, but it gets too hard and I’m starting to feel the weight of it all without Ail around to remind me, of why I put up with it all it in the first place. My rusted hunting knife caught an interest to me, it would be so easy to end all this with it; I need her back before I do something rash.