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CHAPTER 11: DEATH AND DIFFERENT

QUENTIN BECK
Flashback

"Don't make me do this, Beck," Jack warned.

I glared at him. "I'm not making you do shit," I hissed at him viciously. He had drone after drone in front of me, daring to threaten me with death if I didn't assist our so called team in killing Peter.

Never in a million years would I hurt Peter along with this utter Shitfu-

"Yes you are, you abomination." He looked at me with blatant disgust. "You're revolting."

I stared at him with just as much hatred in my eyes that he held for me. "At least I can get someone in bed with me, you ugly bitch."

"Guys!" Marcus interrupted worriedly. "Just calm down, we can sort this out."

I glanced at Amber and Azaria who both looked terrified. Neither of them made a move to get in the middle of us, though.

Guess Marcus is the only loyal, truly great guy out of the whole group.

"It's not like Michael, your best friend mind you, was totally straight." I rolled my eyes.

His face paled. "You're lying!" he exclaimed.

I let out a spiteful laugh. "Have you ever even talked to the guy? Homosexual vibes practically pour off of him in waves."

His face began to turn an angry shade of red. His hand hovered over the button that would send the drones to obliterate me as Marcus let out a yelp and tried to intervene.

"Jack, please," he pleaded while Jack crossed his arms childishly and looked away from him.

I wanted to spit out some harsh insult that would only spur him on, but it wasn't just me who I had to worry about anymore. I had to stay alive if I wanted to keep Peter safe. And I was his best shot right now.

"Beck is our friend," he begged him to stop and think. "Friends are supposed to be there for each other. You don't have to like his sexuality or support it, but you do have to respect it."

Jack narrowed his eyes at Marcus and then me. The room was silent except the sound of Amber anxiously tapping her fingers against a table.

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

"Would you stop that?" I grunted, not even bothering to look at her as she quickly stopped in fear.

"Hey!" Jack intruded. "Don't talk to her like that."

I wanted to say that I could say whatever I wanted to whoever I damn wanted but the scolding look on Marcus' made me sigh and begrudgingly back down.

Jack scoffed. "That's it? No smartass comment back?"

I didn't respond.

He ran his fingers through his hair messily. "Do you really love this Peter kid?"

"Yes."

And that was when he angrily went to fire a drone, causing me to yelp and duck behind the table Amber had previously tapped her fingers against. I squeezed my eyes shut in fear that I didn't want to give Jack the satisfaction of seeing but they suddenly stopped firing.