The Devil is Marvelous

Chapter 58

Daphne lol ^

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Saturday morning I had Gray, Daphne, and Kim over to my house. Just in case shit hit the fan tonight, I wanted to make sure I spent today with people I cared about. Not that I planned on getting myself killed, but if something went wrong-

"Earth to Jaxon" Kim said, waving her hand in front of my face. "You good, buddy?"

"Uh, yeah" I shrugged. I had been zoning out all morning, and my friends were starting to look concered.

"So, listen guys" I said, clearing my throat. "I wanted to talk to you all about something."

"Oh my god did you finally ask Ava to be your girlfriend?" Daphne asked, eyes buldging.

"Uh, well no."

"Uh oh, are your parents coming home again?" Kim asked.

"No not that I know of-"

"Ava better not be pregnant" Gray sighed.

"YOU GUYS! Can I talk?" They nodded sheepishly.

I crossed my arms, not knowing quite exactly what to say. I'd have to wing it.

"You guys know your my best friends, right?"

They all exchanged glances, and Gray frowned. "Alright spit it out, what's is going on?"

"Yeah no offense Jaxon but you're not the cheesy type and it's freaking me out" Kim said raising an eyebrow.

I couldn't help but smile. They know me too well.

"Some shit may be going down tonight at the races, and I can't say for sure what's going to happen. I might... Well I could-"

"Don't even say it" Daphne snapped. I glanced over at her, and she looked disturbed. Angry even.

"I don't even want to know what you were about to say" she added.

"I do" Gray chimed in, crossing his arms. "What exactly were you about to say? Because if it has anything to do with you getting hurt then you can forget the races."

I sighed, leaning my head back. This was not going well, but how could I blame them? I know my friends worry about me, especially Gray. How could I even utter the words "I might be killed tonight"?

"Answer me" Gray growled, standing up. He came up to me, his face inches away from mine. "Jaxon, what the hell is going on? And don't fucking lie."

"My partner and I are going to kill my boss tonight."

You could hear a feather drop in the room.

Surprisingly, Kim was the first one to bust into tears. "What the hell is the matter with you?" she sobbed, her bright blue eyes boring into me. "You're going to kill someone?"

"You'll get yourself killed before you even get the chance" Daphne peeped, her eyes starting to well up next. "Jaxon, I don't understand..."

I had no idea what to do or say. I was exhausted, I was worried, I was scared, and I hated that I was dragging my friends into something they should have never known about in the first place.

I searched Grays eyes, but they were blank and glazed over. The guy looked like he was about to pass out. I said his named, but he didn't even flinch.

This was a disaster, and I had no idea how to console my friends. I was breaking them.

*Ding Dong*

The doorbell.

"Hello?" a soft voice called from another room.