Burning Ruins

Chapter Twenty Two

Chapter Twenty Two

Axel

"Stormi? Stormi what the fucks going on?" I waited for her to respond to me. "Did Veronica say sex traffickers?"

I heard them muttering about something and before I know it Stormi's back on the phone.

"It's really nothing Axel. I'll talk to you tomorrow. Be safe traveling to New York, I'll call you a little later. Bye!"

"Wait Storm-" I sighed when I heard the phone end and sat down annoyed.

I felt like she was hiding something, and the only person that would probably know is Elias. Fuck, might as well call him right now.

I dialed his number and went straight to voicemail, he might be calling Veronica.

"Damn." I muttered throwing my phone on my bed as I got ready for bed.

I rolled over on my bed to check the time.

I usually stay up later but without Stormi it felt like the days will be getting longer. Hell I could go clubbing but I also need to catch a flight in the early morning before my mom starts to freak and wonder why I didn't come before. But the fucking thing was I was afraid Stormi didn't make it to Puerto Rico. I was supposed to catch a flight this afternoon but I was about to catch a flight to Puerto Rico instead. I can't speak a shit of Spanish except for the words that Stormi taught me. But that wouldn't get me anywhere besides being laid.

I groaned frustrated realizing my brain was still racing.

I shut my eyes and the thought of Stormi getting fucked up in Puerto Rico and taken made me lose my shit.

I sat up, grabbed my bags and went straight for the airport. Fuck this.

"Excuse me is there any tickets to Puerto Rico?" I asked.

She looked up and smiled. "The next flight is in the morning." She paused as she recognized me. "Axel King?"

My mom would definitely kill me if I went. Stormi's with Veronica. She should be fine. Besides Veronica grew up in Puerto Rico for a time. She'll be fine.

"Actually how about New York?" I raised my eyebrow.

"There is one for tonight, in about an hour." She looked up.

"That seems perfect." I smiled trying not to feel regret in my stomach.

Stormi lived without me her whole life, she'll be fine.

Barely, she got fucked over too many fucking times that she wasn't able to live like a normal teen.

I tried to settle my nerves.

"Actually never mind, I'll-" I didn't even know what I fucking wanted. I needed to sleep.

I drove back to my apartment and looked through the medicine cabinet.

What am I looking for?

Stormi knows this shit.

She's probably asleep right now though, screw it. It's her fault that I can't settle my nerves.

"Hello?" She yawned.

It was eleven something here, probably early morning there.

"Hey where's the sleep medicine?"

"We don't have any." I heard her shifting. "Axel it's three twenty here. Probably eleven over there. What are you doing trying to find sleeping medicine?"