R.I.O.T

Chapter 2 - The Fraud (June 10th)

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Chapter 2- The Fraud (June 10th)

"This con has been lasting for 2 weeks," Kai whined, "I'm bored."

"Hey! I'm dating him now. Shut up and be patient," Kelsi said.

She had developed her relationship with Emmerson which was quite easy. He thought the both of them had 'hit it off'. Like most of her previous marks, the relationships always started quickly. That was the easiest part. Their arrogance often lets them believe that people actually like them. Currently, Kelsi was staying at Ludgemans, a hotel which was paid for by the money they got from one of Kai's clients.

"So I googled this guy and wow," said Kai.

"Wow what?" Kelsi asked.

"He's a pretty boy," he said and Kelsi responded with a snort.
"Seriously. Kelsi, look," Kai said turning his laptop toward her, "the muscles, blonde hair, hazel eyes, cute face and he's even tall."

"Yeah, I've met him." Kelsi said rolling her eyes, "don't quite see the attraction."

Suddenly the sound of quacking ducks was heard. Kelsi laughed as she realized the obnoxious sound was Kai's ringtone.

"Kai here, helping anyone disappear, how may I be of service today?" He said in a sing-song voice but then proceeded to become more serious.

"Yes, it will be done by tonight...I will meet you there. Pay me my standard fee. Half now and the other half when you get it," Kai finished and hung up.

"I have work to do and so do you," Kai said, "Fake id's don't make themselves. Gotta make new social security numbers and passports too, so leave me alone for a while ."

Kelsi nodded in agreement. It was time for stage two.

...

It was Saturday night, so Emmerson was relaxing in his penthouse. He liked it better than the mansion because there was more privacy and he could be alone with Alana. He never hired maids here so he felt freer. He wore his favourite dark grey sweatpants, army green t-shirt and left his hair untouched, so it was sticking up. His father would always make the staff keep a watchful eye on him when he was growing up so he almost never went back to the mansion once he turned 18 unless his assistance was required or if they were going through paperwork. The last time he was there was a couple of weeks ago with Alana. She had given him a slice of freedom. The combination of her dimples when she smiled brightly and her beautiful eyes made her look innocent. He heard his phone vibrate on the couch and his face lit up when he saw it was from Alana saying she was at the door. He quickly rushed to open it, but his cheerful aura changed quickly to a look of concern when he saw Alana crying. Emmerson immediately let her in and sat her on his bed. He looked at her and noticed that her red straight hair was a mess, her cheeks were stained with tears and her wrists were bruised. 'yet she still looked beautiful,' he thought to himself.

"Who did this to you?" Emmerson asked sounding worried.

He assumed this was the reason for her tears.

When she didn't answer, he sat next to her and turned her body towards him, "Alana, please tell me. I can help."

"James. My ex," she whispered, "we got in a fight."

Emmerson held her in his arms and they both sat in comfortable silence. After a few minutes, they both fell asleep. Emmerson woke up to see Alana about to leave the room.