"This chase, these sins, mean nothing without you!", I say, with tears welling up in my eyes.
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Elis Lynn and Neil Harper have been partners in crime ever since their childhood was turned upside down due to some horrifying events. They run a...
Note: Music for the chapter - lovely by Billie Eilish, Khalid
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Elis Lynn POV:
The winter has started to settle in, golden traces of fall carpet the road. It was past midnight. The highway felt endless. With the trees around, it gave an illusion of a zoetrope.
Our rides after the job are usually quiet. But darkness was overwhelming today. The only light came from the car in the absence of the moon. We were in the middle of nowhere.
Neil hasn't spoken a word since we left. He's probably exhausted today.
He turns the radio on. It crackled in the background. Must have noticed I was concerned.
"........More news coming up tonight, there has been an armed robbery this morning in a convenient store of Hartland town. The manager was shot and the suspects are on the run. The police have iden-....."
Neil quickly changes the station. Putting it to some light music. I am worried but this silence is needed. We both need to collect our thoughts.
"Let's rest for now", he says piercing through the silence "Find a place to stay for the night", handing the phone to me.
I only nod and start to search for something close by. There was one stop couple of miles ahead.
A sleazy motel comes in sight, the sign not working well, the 'M' flickering.
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"Here", I say pointing at it.
He turns the car to the motel. "Looks like there's no one around", he says looking around while parking the car.
"Perfect", I add, knowing well, this was exactly the place we needed.
There seemed no vehicles around and we were the only ones on the highway for the last few miles.
We walk to the only room with lights on. It looks like the reception. Neil opens the door only to find nobody there.
"Is anyone here. We're here for a room," he says loudly, to get some attention. The monitor in the room was running.
Someone is surely here.
My thoughts were cut with a noise coming from the other side of the door. A man walks out. He was as shabby as the hotel. I almost roll my eyes at his appearance. He apparently is the caretaker.
"We're here for a room," Neil repeats. As the man lazily walks to the counter. Two minutes in and he was already pissing me off.
"I guess, you need room for two?", the man asks, eyeing me.
"It is very late to be traveling in this area," he says while typing on his computer.
"We are on a road trip and need a place to rest tonight." Neil calmly replies to him.
Neil is always the one to handle the talking since I have no patience for such men.
He asks for a name.
"Neil Everson"
The monitor is switched back to the news, while Neil looks for his ID.
The screen flashes two faces. A male and a female.
"The suspects of the robbery in Hartland town have been on the run. The police have found their identity. A male and a female of ages between 20-25. If you see them please do not interact with them and immediately contact the police. They are armed, so do not approach them."
I could see the color leaving the manager's face, as I lean on the counter to look at the monitor which was facing him. I smile at him.
Before he could do anything, I take the gun out of my bag and shoot him in the head. The blood splattering on the wall, as he falls to the floor with a thud.
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Neil sighs. "It was needed," I shrug, placing the gun back in my bag.
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A/N:
And there it is. First chapter. Trust me, my hands were trembling when I was clicking the 'Publish' button.
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