Six months later:
We're running away taking Sixth Street. "Come on Emily run faster!" Joseph told the girl running behind us. Shes trying to run but is slowed down by the pain on her feet until she trips and as she's about to fall Joseph held her hand and stopped her from falling.
"Come on! Samuel's guys are gonna get us! Lets hurry!" I say, barely seeing them because it's such a dark night, I think it's already past mid-night but I can't afford to care right now.
We heard some noise at one of the street corners and out of rush Joseph carries her on his back and we continue running. I heard some voices at the distant front but I can't see anything. Shit. "lets take the next right to the allyway up ahead" I said quietly and turn right.
We get inside and rest for a bit next to the trash cans. I hear a noise next to me... hitting sounds. "What are you doing you idiot!" Emily said while she was hitting Joseph as he was still carrying her which made him put her down. I shush them and check for our pursuers. Man... Why do these messes always find me? Guess I have no choice. I put the backpack I had on my back on the ground and take out a mask. It's a metallic mask that covers the wearer's head so it has to be worn from the top, the eye holes are crudely shaped and the mouth hole is inverted towards the inside. It looks beat up and worn. This mask...
The moment I take it out Joseph immediately responded "Bro, are you serious? You're gonna whip that thing out now"
Emily was surprised when she saw the mask with her response being "Don't tell me... it was you Leo?"
I was flustered and thought about the only valid option that I have left, "Yeah, this is our only... I have no choice..."
Joseph came closer to me and held my hand to try to stop me as I was wearing the mask and said "Bro, this is not part of the plan. We're not that desperate yet. Just give it time, trust me I know what's going on"
"Jose, we don't have that luxury" then I proceeded to wearing the mask. Joseph's fatigue showed when he couldn't stop me and started coughing and Emily held his shoulders to help him.
I take a broken piece of glass that was sharp. "Leo! Stop!"
I stab myself in the stomach with it...
Present time:
I faint and wake up to see Joseph supporting my weight on his shoulder. "Man which S&M place did you go to. You look wrecked" Joseph said with his usual smirky grin but I was too tired to lift my head.
We walk inside the apartment building to the elevator. "So were you the culprit or the victim?" he said with an unusually serious tone.
"What?"
"Look bro, the way I see it is someone got violated tonight, so were you the victim or the culprit?"
"Fuck off"
We get to the elevator and Joseph pushes the button for the third floor.
"Come one bro, there's nothin' to be worried about you can be honest with uncle Joseph" He said while acting like he has a beard.
"don't wanna talk about it" I said while realizing that I have regained some of my strength to be able to lift my head.
"Come on bro don't do me like that"
"Please Jose... I don't wanna talk about it, so can you please stop badgering me about it?" I said while my voice obviously shrieked at the end of that sentence.
