A Thousand Lies

Chapter 6

Chapter name: a deal

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Temperance

I sit in the car with the five boys, the bulletproof vest Alec made me wear is making me feel claustrophobic.

While Connor drives, Alec is in the passenger seat. Zander and Ethan are sitting on either side of me with Damien in the back.

Alec and Connor are having their own conversation in the front while me and the boys have ours in the back. Although it's mostly just them talking and me listening I still find it comforting.

After about thirty minutes of driving in the dark Connor stops the car.

Everyone gets out of the car with their guns and I follow blindly like a lamb to its slaughter.

If I am being fully honest I would tell you I'm scared. But I'm a liar so I'll say I'm brave.

"If anything goes south shoot to kill. And Flower. Remember what I told you."

He refers to me staying beside him or Zander. I nod, the nickname of flower still irking me.

Alec leans closer to me and whispers in my ear, "Stop trembling. I won't let anything happen to you."

I didn't even realize that I'm trembling. I nod as he takes a piece of my wavy hair and tucks it behind my ear.

"Come on guys. We need to go." Connor motions us to come.

We are at an abandoned house I don't recognize. I guess this is where deals happen.

I walk beside Alec as everyone keeps their guns trained at the darkness.

They must be used to this stuff.

I know they would all immediately shoot at immediate sign of danger. I can't help but feel unsafe without a gun in my hand. I don't know how to shoot but maybe the heavy weapon would be a reminder that I can kill whoever comes after me.

I spot people, people from the trade. Six people on either side facing off.

"Oh I see you have someone new." A guy on the opposite side of us glances at me.

"Don't focus on her." Alec steps in front of me, anger radiating off of him. I don't know why he is so angry. He doesn't know me. The most I am to him is a girl from his class that he's taken in for a short amount of time.

Similar to a hurt animal that you're housing until it's ready to be let out into the open.

"Ah easy bud. Didn't know she was your girlfriend. Maybe she will still come to me." The man smirks. I'm so tired of people smirking.

Alec glares and stays silent, watching the man with intensity.

"Okok" the man starts, "I have a deal. You will get the weapons and I will get the girl for a session." He winks at me, he must think I'm a prostitute and that's why they brought me.

But they aren't planning on prostituting me right?

Alec does act as he cares but you can never judge a person on what they show you. When it comes down to it, he could give me to this disgusting man for his deal to go right. After all, I am just the girl from his class that he's taken in.