I know it's wrong to sneak around Emily's house but it felt relaxing and I needed that comfort. Emily made me feel human and I enjoyed every bit of her company. It was soothing to be here so I remained outside, looking around hoping she'd sense I was around and maybe open her window.
I didn't want to go inside because her parents may be in and it would cause a lot of problems. I didn't want to be the cause of her family problems, I just wanted her happy.
The door pushed open and Xavier came out. He looked confused as usual and wore a hoodie over his black shorts. I wondered if I could get inside when he was gone but I brushed the thought off. I was trying to avoid any problems with her family, including Xavier.
I watched Xavier leave through the front door and he paused. He looked around like he was observing the environment then he turned to the back. He had a cigarette in his hand and he was going to smoke. I introduced Xavier to smoking pot and it made me feel guilty.
At that point, a random thought flushed through me. If Xavier was smoking then it meant his parents weren't around because he would never smoke if his father was around.
I knew how addictive smoking was but I have been clean until that night at the fighting house. I smoked and drank helpless till I almost passed out.
A sudden urge to walk to Xavier and find out what Emily was talking about filled me. I badly wanted to know what happened that Emily could use against him and get him to comply.
He swallowed hard and sat beside Emily. He looked at me throughout lunch hour and I just wondered what it could be. I didn't want to ask Emily, I felt I should ask Xavier not her.
My phone buzzed in my pocket and I clamped my pocket. I jabbed the phone and checked the caller, it was Sky. The motherfucking drug dealer, Sky.
"Yeah?"
"Hey."
"What's up Sky?" I asked.
"There's a hit deal. Meet me by 7 pm."
I listened to what he had to say. I called him and told him I needed cash, he said he'd get back to seem since there was a low supply of goods.
I waited for his call and now he was informing me of a person he found fit for the job.
"You trust him?"
"I don't need to trust shit," he claimed. "He's huge, has the physique of a fucking bad boy, and can scare them away."
"Hmm."
"Only thing is he's a softie. He just looks really hard but he can't do shit other than appear there. I don't think he's ever held a gun."
Fact.
"That's crazy."
"If you get it all sorted you'll get 650$."
The price sounded really cool and mouth-watering. I didn't have to do much so I accepted the offer.
"I'll meet you there."
I had no idea how Sky would get someone like that for the job only because he looked fit. Who the hell does that? If shit happens that needed a trade of bullets what was going to happen? He'd fucking cry and jump on my body? Hell no.
I stood to my feet and prepared to leave. I looked at Emily's house one last time and walked away. I needed to meet Sky, to know the main deal and to know the asshole he got.
I covered my face and walked across the house. It was a few minutes before 7 pm and I needed to get there in time.
I took hesitant strides till I noticed a figure. "Fuck."
I kid behind a pole and looked again. It was Xavier and he was moving my way. "Where the fuck is he headed to?" I asked in a whisper.
I watched him till I saw it was safe to follow him from a distance. I needed to be more careful because the last time I followed him, he almost had my neck cut with a dagger.
I heaved and looked around me. When I was sure nobody was watching, I walked behind Xavier.
"No way!"
Xavier was headed in the same direction I was going. He kept walking like he knew where he was going and it just made me ponder.
We got to the Spotlight area and some guys were seated smoking. Xavier hadn't noticed me yet and so I just stood behind.
"Fuck they're here, run!" One of the men alarmed the rest and they started running but I ran after them.
I got hold of one of the men with a bag and I flung a fist at him. He growled and I threw a side kick which left him on the floor. "Give it to me," I ordered and continuously sent punches to his face.
I collected the whole money including some stress bucks, I didn't run for nothing. If I wanted some exercise, I'd have gone to the gym and work out.
I left him growling in pain and returned to the spotlight area. Xavier was standing there with a lady in a balaclava. He was asking her for the money and she was playing smart.
She looked like she would outsmart him and run away so when I walked closer I paused.
"I just need my money," Xavier announced and she grinned.
"You sure you don't want to fight?" She teased.
"I don't. Just give me the fucking money you're owing him."
"But I don't have it!" She yelled and respired smoke in the air.
I looked around me and found a boulder. I hurled it at her and it hit her.
"Fuck!!" She growled in pain.
"Why did you do that?" Xavier asked with fear in his eyes. "You could kill her."
"Shut the fuck up and get your money, we don't have time."
"We?"
What the fuck was wrong with him? Could he stop being a pussy and just get to work. "Take the money already," I yelled at him and he swallowed hard. He walked to where she lay and searched her pocket. He was rummaging her bag and taking the bucks in it when I turned to leave.
I wasn't his keeper, I already did what I had to do and I was leaving. Xavier could take care of himself, it was what he signed up for and I didn't care. Well, I actually did a little.
I reached the freeway and took a turn. I dialed Sky's number to tell him I was done with the mission but the call wasn't connecting. I waited for a moment and tried the number again. It rang this time but Sky wasn't picking up.