Kaelynn's POV
"Care to tell me why Yanyan is so mad at you?" Joseph asks after watching me play with the frozen dessert for sometime.
"Not really." I don't exactly feel like broadcasting my stupidity. He gives me a weird look and drops the topic not wanting to upset me.
A waiter comes and drops a milkshake on our table.
"Sorry but we didn't order this." I say in a quiet voice.
"He did." He points to a man wearing all black. I can't see his face but I'd recognize that physique anywhere.
"Joseph. In ten seconds we are gonna stand up and leave."
"Why? Is something wrong?"
"Please just listen to whatever I tell you." He nods and in exactly ten seconds we stand to leave, dropping the money on the table.
As expected, the man follows us.
Fuck, fuck, fuck. Seriously right now. So much for starting fresh.
I see an alley and head towards it pulling Joseph in too. The man still follows and picks up his pace. "Seph. You any good at running?"
He grins momentarily at the nickname and nods.
"Good. Run." Surprisingly he starts running as soon as I say so, he's pretty fast. The man starts running too.
I pull out a packet of small blades from my jeans pocket, throwing Joseph my phone. "Call Adrian right now. Just say the word 'run' and tell him the address where this alley ends. Tell him to bring them too"
As he calls Adrian, I start throwing the blades one by one at the man chasing us with precision and accuracy. Thankfully his burly figure makes him a little slower than us.
"He said he'll be here in a minute." Things start looking up, Adrian is coming, the man is falling behind. Then he brings out a gun.
"Oh for fucks sake"
I see Adrian nearby and we both pick up the pace. I push Joseph in the car and just as I'm about to enter, I'm shot from behind.
"He shot her!" Joseph screams at Adrian in panic.
"She's ok" Adrian says calmly.
"What do you mean she's ok?! She just took a bullet to the back and she's breathing abnormally"
"Look. Kid stop yelling or I will personally throw you out of this car and give you to Pierre's hit man."
I open my eyes and tell both of them to shut. I'm tired and I need to sleep. Joseph's eyes widen when I wake up.
"You're alive." He says engulfing me in a bone crushing hug.
"Not for long if you don't let go."
He quickly releases me and asks how.
"Bulletproof vests. Wear them everyday." Something catches my eye right behind us.
"Adrian. He's still following us, with a bike this time." Adrian tossess me a gun and tells me to get rid of him. I ignore Joseph's questions for now. I'll give him answers later, he deserves them.
I stick my head out of the car window and take some shots at the man. Him retaliating with shots of his own.
"How are his shots not shattering the car glass?" Joseph asks.
"Bulletproof car" Adrian answers sharply. I don't think he'll ever get along with Joseph.
One of my bullets finally hits somewhere useful, his leg. We drive away while he swerves off the road almost crashing into a building. Good thing we're in a pretty empty part of the city.
I sit properly and let out a breath of relief. Joseph clears his throat and gives me a look that says 'you have got a lot of explaining to do'
"What's your first question?"
