Choices

Chapter 6

The song is Bad Romance by Lady Gaga! I just through it went really well with this chapter!

(Hopes POV)

     Evan had all the doors and windows leading outside locked so I couldn't run out and leave. I was able to walk around the building, but I still wasn't allowed to have my phone on me, and I had to have someone to watch me at all times. It was absolute torture because it was either Mini or Evan watching over me and when either of them couldn't, it was one of the other guys.

     "Why can't you just kidnap me when the meeting with Trevor happens instead of keeping me until he decides to?" I ask Evan as he hits the cue ball at one of the solid balls. It makes it into the pocket and looks at me.

     "Because this meeting is happening tomorrow. After tomorrow the heist will start. If you think about it, the sooner you come to the meetings the sooner you can go back to your own home, unless you wanna live with me after this is done. I wouldn't mind a little extra company." He goes to the other side of the table to aim his next shot.

     It was late now, most of the guys have left except Mini, Brian, and Evan. I don't know how I'm surviving at all. I get up from the couch as Evan looks up at me and stands up.

     "Can a girl please use the bathroom? I've been having to pee since I woke up in this hell hole." I cross my arms. He sighs and nods his head.

     "Go downstairs and it's the door right next to the stairs. Hurry up because I want to continue seeing your pretty face." Again with his wink. I roll my eyes and go down the stairs and go to the door that he told me to. For all of these guys living here, it was fairly clean thank god.

     After going to the bathroom and washing my hands I open the door back up and walk out of the bathroom. A hand was wrapped tightly around my mouth as I was pushed against the wall next to the door as Mini held a finger to his lips telling me to be quiet. He was pressing up against me.

     "Now, would you rather spend the night in a bed at my apartment or Evans?" He asks me quietly. I glare at him and try to take his hand off of my mouth. He moves his hand just a little so I can talk.

    "I would rather spend it with Brian and that's saying something, " I say quietly to him. His hand goes back on my mouth.

     "Look, I don't like this as much as you do, but if you were to go home with anyone of them, it won't be good I can tell you that. Do you want to rethink your decision before Evan decides, cause trust me I already know his answer." He responds quietly to me. I roll my eyes and shrug my shoulders. Once again he moves his hands a couple of centimeters away from my mouth.

     "Who says you won't do the same as those two then? I saw how you were practically killing Evan with your eyes back at the club and earlier in the office. Besides, I just find it weird that you, Evan, and Brian are the last ones here. We both know how Evan and Brian feel toward me. If you didn't care about me you would've already left already!" I say, starting to get louder toward the end.

     "You're not doing anything that Evan or I would like are you Craig?" Brian says from behind us. His name is Craig? He looks back at Brian as Brian has his arms crossed. Craig pushes off of me and walks away from Brian and I. From the loft, Evan looks over the ledge and down at us.

     "Hope, I bet you're tired after today. We can pick up some food and head back to my apartment so you don't have to sleep here for tonight." Evan says. From the corner of my eye, I watch as Craig stops walking.

     "Hope already told me that she wants to come back to my apartment for tonight," Craig says while turning around and glaring back at Evan.

     "How about you let her decide what she wants. If anything she'll want to come back with me so shes back in a familiar place, and with a familiar person." Brian crosses his arms as he looks at me. I felt the other two guys stare at me now. I have a feeling I know what Evan will try if I go back with him.

     "You guys are acting more like high school students rather than gang members right now. Honestly, two of you JUST met me! I feel like I'm on some reality show or something right now," I bring my hand to my face as I feel a headache coming up, "but Craig didn't attack me back at the club. I automatically feel safer with Craig because of that, so yes, I did tell Craig I wanted to go back with him." I bring my hand down and cross my arms as I look between Evan and Brian. They both turn their heads to him.

     "Then I want her back here at 9 in the morning sharp. Not sooner or later, you already know what happens if something happens to her." Evan said in a much nastier tone than I ever heard him before. 

     I get off of the wall and go to Craig's side as he opens the door and lets me out first. I felt him grab onto my arm as he lets the door close behind him. Of course he wouldn't let me run away he's not that nice. I look around the area and see we're all the way in Sandy Shores. It's going to take forever to get back to the city. 

     He walks us over to the familiar black X80 and opens the passenger door. I get in as he closes the door and goes to the drivers' side and also gets in. I scoot all the way over to the door and look out the window so I don't have to look at him. Maybe when we get away from here I can jump out of the car and run away.

     "If... I can make it up to you, I can take you back to your house so you can grab your mask. I'll buy you some clothes as well. I almost didn't recognize you at the club. I was only able to tell by your beautiful blue eyes honestly. They're just... different from other peoples." He says as he starts the car and pulls away from the clubhouse. I turn and look at him, I feel my face get warm.

     "Well, if we're being honest here," I shift my legs so I sit normally again, "were you killing me or Evan with your eyes back at the club?" I ask him. He takes a deep breath as his knuckles turn white from holding onto the steering wheel tightly.

     "At first... it was at you. I was trying to see if it was really you. Then it went to Evan. I'll admit, I was jealous, I mean who wouldn't be, he was dancing with a really attractive female. Something inside of me... told me that you shouldn't be dancing with him, that it was supposed to be with me." He exhales through his nose as he shakes his head and continues to drive. I look out my window as we're leaving the desert.

     "How did you guys even find me anyway?" I ask him. I watch as his knuckles turn back to his normal skin color.

     "Brian told Evan. It was luck actually, you came to the club that we were already at and when Brian told us you were there Evan just told us to make sure you don't leave." I roll my eyes, of course Brian did.