ALL BEHIND IT

Chapter One

Lucy -
I boarded a bus heading to Los Angeles. It was time to leave new York, to live with my uncle (not actually my uncle but someone I could call my uncle) to start a new life, a new beginning.

I had technically robbed a store. Apparently, it seemed to be owned by an old man who was far asleep. I crept into the store,grabbed some cash,clothes,a wig,a backpack, a wristwatch, an MP3 player, some snacks and a pocket knife in case I needed it.

It was morning already, I must have slept off while listening to the lame music on the MP3 player. I realised I had reached Los Angeles when people began to leave the bus.

I was standing on the street with no exact direction, everywhere had changed and I had forgotten where my uncle lived. I sighted a telephone booth across the street - at least I didn't forget how to contact him. I walked up to the telephone box and walked into it, I removed the telephone from its position and dialled my uncle, soon enough, he picked the call.

"Hello" I said

"Brian's residence, who am I speaking with?" It appeared to be an elderly woman "oh my, are you the adult diaper delivery man?"

"No, I'm not" I must have mixed up the digits.

"Yes you are, I ordered for reliable diapers and you delivered fake ones to me. Listen young man, I will make sure I sue your little company if I don't get my reliable diapers! " she yelled

"Listen, old lady, I'm not your diaper delivery man!" I yelled back and hang up the call. It was a really absurd call.

I tried dialling my uncle's number again making sure I pressed the right buttons. I waited for a few minutes before he picked the call.

"Who am I speaking with?" He asked

"It's me Lucy "

"Lucy?, are you not locked up in juvi"

"I broke out"

"You're one crazy kid"

"I know that, I got tired of being locked up"

"What do you want?"

"Well, I'm in L.A and I kinda forgot where you stay..."

"Why do you need to see me, you stole my money, ran off to New York and I tried not to kill you, what else do you want?"

"I promise I'll do anything to make it up to you" I pleaded.

"Anything? You must be desperate"

"Yeah, anything, even if it means being part of the 'you know what' I lowered my voice.

"Where are you right now? "

"I'm in a phone booth beside a store across the street, Super Mart? "

"Okay, I'll send some people to get you, you can recognize them when you see them" he hung up the call.

There's something I didn't mention about my uncle, he was a really bad guy, a the leader of an assassin goth group. He had killed a lot of people and he lived secretly.

Well, I had no choice than to hold on to him. I was a pathetic loser.

***

I reached the fortress and I was given a big make over. I wore a black shirt, black leather pants, black boots and I was wearing really dark make up. My arm was still hurting from the new tattoo that was drawn on it. I was walking on the hallway catching a glimpse of everywhere. Nothing had changed, the fortress was still the same way it was before I left.