Choices

Chapter 9

The song is SICKO MODE by Travis Scott

(Hopes POV)

     Evan, Brian, Craig, and Pogo mask, which I found out his name was Lui, were quick to get what they needed for the first setup. I watched as they packed grenades, C4s, and extra ammo for their guns. All the guys had a heavy shotgun strapped to their back and Carbine Rifles in their hands.

     "We're going to take these guys out, come back in the afternoon and then at night attack the other gang, sleep for a few then get up and do the garbage pickup setup. Heist week is known as hell week so prepare for everyone to be in bad moods." Brian says to me as he walks out the door with me. He wears his black clothing that I've only seen once when we were together.

     "Just don't try to get on anyone's nerves Hope. We're already stressed enough about this." He glares at me. The other 3 walk out of the heist room.

     "You know I can't make any promises to that especially how they treat me like shit." I cross my arms and look up at the loft and see the other guys who aren't going look down at us.

     "Delirious, when I'm gone you're in charge, and if somehow something happens to you, Wildcat you're next in line," Evan says, I look back at him as he pulls down an owl mask over his face. The famous mask that's always on the news when they talk about the Vanoss Crew. He walks up to Brian and I.

     "I'll be back later afternoon. Any request while I'm out?" Evan asks me. I roll my eyes at him.

     "For you to go to hell, that's my request." Brian starts to snicker next to us. Underneath the mask, Evan sighs and goes next to Lui who's standing next to the front entrance. I glance over at Craig as he looks away from me like he wasn't just staring at me a few seconds ago and goes over to Evan and Lui. Brian pulls me into a tight hug, I start to laugh as I look over at Evan.

     "This is just in case I die, but I'm the Terroriser, I'll never die." He says giving me a big smile. All three of the guys watched Brian hug me and let go of me.

     "Wow, not going to do anything Evan? What about your rule?" Delirious begins to laugh an insane laugh, nothing that I have ever heard before. Evan glances over at the guys looking over the ledge.

     "Yeah, and it still stands. Please, don't pick a fight with her when I'm gone. I really don't want to come back with a bruised up Hope." Evan says. He nods at Lui as they 4 guys walk out of the clubhouse. My head was pressed against the wall as both of my arms became pinned behind my back.

     "You know, I REALLY don't like what you're doing to Evan. His fucking rule can kiss my ass for all I care." Delirious says behind me. Of course he was doing this to me, why wouldn't he be.

     "Really, not even a second after we leave and you're already doing this. I knew you guys were going to do this but the second after we leave?" Craig says. I was able to turn my head and look at him. He looked pissed, his arms crossed didn't help.

     "What the hell are you even doing back in here?" Delirious lets go of me.

     I took that chance and elbowed him as hard as I could in the ribs and as he hunched over I elbowed the back of his neck which made him fall to the ground. All the guys looked at the now groaning Delirious. Craig starts to laugh as he goes into the heist room and brings out four earpieces and holds them up to us.

     "Can't really do anything without these. Now, unless you want that happening to you, I suggest you leave her alone." He looks at the guys for a second before walking out of the clubhouse. Wildcat helps Delirious up while glaring at me. I give Wildcat and Delirious a smile.

     "Go play to your pool table or leave, I honestly don't care. You saw what happens when you try to beat me up." Wildcat wraps an arm around my neck and starts to drag me away from where I was standing.

     "Wildcat go easy on the poor girl," Moo said raising his voice to be heard. At least he understands.

     I start punching at his sides and trying to go deadweight on him so it's harder to drag me, but his grips just tightens on me. He pushes me into a room and slams the door shut. I get up quickly and go to it before he can lock it but I was too late. I start pounding on the door and even start kicking it to hopefully crack it, but it just starts hurting my foot. I huff out of frustration and see that I'm in the room from when I first arrived here. I go and sit at the wall across from the door and slump to the floor. I heard the front door squeak open and slam shut, great they left me in here.

     I lay down on the concrete floor with my hand behind my head and look up at the ceiling. Hopefully, time will go fast to either when Evan and them come back or someone lets me out, whichever comes first. I close my eyes to take a nap to pass the time.

     I heard a click as well as the creek of a door open, I open my eyes and look at the door and see Moo holding a bag of Up and Atom as well as a bottle of water. He gives me a soft smile as I sit up and watch as he kneels in front of me and sets down the bag and water.

     "I didn't know what you liked so I just got you a burger and fries. I figured you were hungry and bored." He says as he sits down in front of me. Probably the nicest gang member I ever met, I wonder how he got caught up with these criminals.

     "Thanks, my throat feels really dry, I must have slept with my mouth opened." I say beginning to laugh as I open the water bottle and take a few drinks.

     "You've been out for a few hours. It's almost 4, I stayed back when everyone else left just in case something happened. I checked up on you a couple times just in case you didn't die on us." He says chuckling a little as he takes a drink of his own bottle of water. I pull out the burger and fries and offer him a couple of fries. He politely declines.

     "How did you get stuck with... well these like hardened criminals? You don't' seem like you'll hurt a fly." I say giggling a little as I pull down my bandana to eat. He shrugs his shoulders.

     "I guess it started in college? I needed money to help pay for food and whatnot and my roommate told me about holding up liquor stores and gas stations, all these small businesses. Well, I did and I really liked it, it got me my money and I got a rush while doing it. My roommate then asked if I wanted to join his gang. I dropped out and well, you probably saw the rest on tv, and here were are now." He takes another drink of water. I nod my head and take a bite of the burger.