Opportunity (Micah Bell x OC)

Chapter 5

A few days after Elizabeth's final test, Hosea took her to Valentine for her real first job. He hitched the horse near the hotel and reminded her all the important things. They then headed toward the big saloon to work their magic. A moment later, they met near the horse.

"You did really good inside! I'm proud of you!" Hosea said while squeezing her shoulder in an affectionate way.

"Thank you. You're an amazing teacher I have to say" Elizabeth complimented Hosea while looking at what she stole. Her eyes widened when she counted the money, her smile getting even bigger.

"So if I understood correctly, half of this is for me, and the other half goes for the camp, right?" she asked Hosea while putting the money in her pocket.

"It's your first one, kept it to buy yourself something nice, you deserved it" Hosea said with a wink. She smiled brightly as she told him to wait for her and ran in the general store before coming out with a bag. Hosea smiled at her before helping her climb on the horse.

Elizabeth was so excited. Sure, she was stealing, and on its own, it was a bad thing. But she finally felt a bit more useful, as she was really a part of the gang. When back at camp, she rushed toward Mary-Beth to tell her everything. She even showed her the new dress she bought with her first "pay".

The next few days were the same. She went into town with Arthur most of the time, under the advice of Hosea. She felt a bit bad to bother him, but he assured her that it was alright. One day, Arthur had to leave to go help Javier and Charles rescue a member that has been captured after the Blackwater incident. Everyone was busy, so Dutch told her to go with Micah, who happened to be free. Hosea was against the idea, not trusting Micah one bit. But he did not have any alternative, as he was himself busy trying to find a buyer for the bonds they stole from Leviticus Cornwall's train. But Elizabeth was rather happy to spend some time with Micah, who has also been rather busy this week. She was wearing the dress she bought the other day. A very simple, yet elegant lilac dress.

When they arrived in Valentine, Micah told Elizabeth that he has something to buy first.

"It's alright, you go buy your stuff and I start in the saloon. I'll be real carful" Elizabeth said confidently before heading toward the saloon. Micah just shrugged and entered the general store.

It started as usual. Elizabeth spotted an easy target, alone at the bar. She approached him and started her show. Everything was fine until someone grabbed Elizabeth's wrist. She looked at the person with wide eyes, and they grew even bigger when she recognized the man. Her father. He looked even worse than before, the alcohol clearly have made damages to the man.

"You're not gonna get away this time. You stole me! All the money I had, you took it! Now you're coming with me to the sheriff! You're not my daughter no more, just a dirty thief! " Elizabeth's father said bitterly, still holding her wrist firmly. He pulled her outside toward the sheriff office.

"Let go of me! I did not steal from you!" Elizabeth was panicking. She could not get rid of her father's grip. And even if she was not guilty of what he was accusing her, she still had stolen money in her pocket from before. She tried to think of something, but nothing came. She was done for.

"Hey you!"

Everything happened so fast. Someone rushed toward Elizabeth's father, and next thing she knew, she was freed from his grip and her father was on the ground, being beaten up by none other than Micah. She looked at the scene speechless before her senses came back to her as he hand gently grabbed her.

"We better move from here before the law arrives." Micah told her as he led her toward his horse. He stopped in front of his horse and turned back to look at Elizabeth.