I wrote this short story for my creative writing class in my fall semester in college of 2018. I hope you guys enjoy it! Aria and her little brother, Alexis, have been involved in a drug operation for years, run by a cruel, sarcastic, more-than-an-asshole type of guy named Alton. Though they've become accustomed to this dangerous life, new challenges arise and a stranger joins the crew. Can he be trusted? Or will their unsteady world finally crumble?